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UK’s Ofwat asks water companies to use storm overflows more carefully
(Reuters) - Britain's water regulator on Friday threatened to act against water companies that do not have measures in place to monitor storm overflows during periods of heavy rainfall. The interventi...
Jun 18, 2021
U.S. bishops vote to draft Communion statement that may rebuke Biden for abortion views
By Gabriella Borter and Julia Harte (Reuters) -A divided conference of U.S. Roman Catholic bishops announced on Friday that they had voted to draft a statement on Holy Communion that may admonish Cath...
Jun 18, 2021
Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 takes off on first flight
RENTON, Washington (Reuters) - Boeing Co's 737 MAX 10, the largest member of its best-selling single-aisle airplane family, took off on its maiden flight on Friday from a Seattle-area airport, accordi...
Jun 18, 2021
Trump, House Democrats working to resolve dispute on Deutsche Bank subpoenas
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives remain in talks to resolve disputes concerning congressional subpoenas of the former U.S. presi...
Jun 18, 2021
One kidnapped student dead, seven rescued in Nigeria’s Kebbi state, the army says
ABUJA (Reuters) - One student from a group of dozens abducted from a school in northwest Nigeria this week has been found dead, the army said on Friday, adding it had rescued five students and two tea...
Jun 18, 2021
German lab, J&J still hashing out details of COVID-19 vaccine clot collaboration
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - A scientist investigating rare blood clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca's and Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccines has yet to start a planned collaboration with th...
Jun 18, 2021
Dutch say face masks can go as COVID-19 cases drop
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Face masks will no longer be required in the Netherlands as of June 26 as long as people respect social distancing rules, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday. As COVID-19 va...
Jun 18, 2021
‘Quadruple witching’ Friday to see $818 billion single stock options expiration – Goldman
By Medha Singh and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed (Reuters) - A near-record dollar amount of single stock equity options -totaling $818 billion - is set to expire at the close of trading on Friday afternoon, poten...
Jun 18, 2021
Misfiring Slovakia look for ‘miracle’ against Spain
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Slovakia will have to be more effective in attack after failing to get a shot on target during their 1-0 defeat to Sweden on Friday at Euro 2020, head coach Stefan Tarkovic s...
Jun 18, 2021
Three-day COVID travel ban in force in Lisbon as Delta variant spreads
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) -As a three-day coronavirus travel ban came into force around Lisbon on Friday afternoon, drivers stopped by police asking them their reason for ...
Jun 18, 2021
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