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Argentine port unions say to go on 24-hour strike over vaccine access
By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A coalition of nine Argentine port worker unions will go on a nationwide 24-hour strike starting at midnight to press for vaccinations a...
Jun 17, 2021
Republican congressional committee will start accepting cryptocurrency donations
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - The National Republican Congressional Committee will begin to accept donations in cryptocurrency, it said on Thursday. The organization said it was the first nationa...
Jun 17, 2021
Vietnam urges WHO to accelerate COVAX drive as COVID-19 cases hit record
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Thursday called on the World Health Organization to speed up the COVAX vaccine drive as the country's new daily infections hit a record high. Vietnam successfully containe...
Jun 17, 2021
Goldman moves up forecast for U.S. rate hike but not fully convinced
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has adjusted its forecast for the timing of the first post-pandemic interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve to 2023, in line with the latest projection by central bank...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. House panel seeks documents from Trump-era probes of leaks
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday requested documents from the Justice Department related to the Trump administration's seizure of phone records ...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. motor vehicle travel jumped by 55% in April over 2020 levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 55% more miles in April over pandemic levels in 2020 as more Americans return to offices and resume trips. The Federal Highway Administration said motorists...
Jun 17, 2021
Spain detains tanker for dumping oil off Canary Islands
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain has detained a tanker ship for illegally dumping fuel in waters off the Canary Islands and creating a 55-square km (21 square miles) oil spill, the Transport Ministry said. Spa...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. Senate Republican rejects voting rights compromise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday rejected a compromise proposal from Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on voting rights legislation. "Senate Democrats seem t...
Jun 17, 2021
CureVac may let contractors make rival vaccines if own shot fails – CEO
By Tilman Blasshofer and Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German biotech firm CureVac could allow its network of manufacturing partners to be repurposed to make vaccines developed by other companie...
Jun 17, 2021
Under pressure, German Greens leader hits ‘restart’ with new book
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor sought to boost her flagging election campaign on Thursday with a book launch and a call for a...
Jun 17, 2021
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