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Biden says infrastructure deal shows bipartisanship is not dead
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the courage of 19 Republicans who supported a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and said U.S. Senate passage of the legisla...
Aug 10, 2021
Human rights claims undermine China’s investment abroad, report finds
(Reuters) - China's efforts to be seen as a responsible investor overseas are at risk from high rates of human rights abuses linked to its business operations, especially in the metals and mining sect...
Aug 10, 2021
South Korea July jobless rate falls for a second month
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's unemployment rate fell in July for a second month even as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic worsened during the summer. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rat...
Aug 10, 2021
Emmy awards ceremony in L.A. moves outdoors due to COVID concerns
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Emmy Awards ceremony for television will take place outdoors in Los Angeles next month because of rising concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Television Academy said...
Aug 10, 2021
Biden picks Damian Williams for top prosecutor job in Manhattan
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Damian Williams as the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, one of the most important prosecutor posts in the country, the Justice Department said. If Will...
Aug 10, 2021
Amazon loses bid to stop New York from probing COVID-19 standards
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc's lawsuit to block New York's attorney general from investigating the online retailer's ability to protect ...
Aug 10, 2021
Exclusive – IKEA’s malls arm branches out into housing with new center in China
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - IKEA's shopping malls business, one of the world's biggest, has kicked off the sales process for some 500 flats at its first-ever mixed-use retail and residenti...
Aug 10, 2021
Kathy Hochul to become first woman to lead New York
By Maria Caspani and Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a range of political experience that has taken her from a town board in upstate New York to Capitol Hill in Washington, Kathy Hochul is soon ...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. administers 352.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 352,550,944 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 408,325,135 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. eases COVID-19 travel advisory for Canada -State Department
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has lowered the COVID-19 travel advisory for Canada to "Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution", according to a statement on Tuesday. Th...
Aug 10, 2021
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