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Japan government considering lifting FY2022 economic growth forecast -NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering raising its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2022 to take into account the effects of its record $490 billion stimulus package, public broad...
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UK trade minister to seek closer ties on U.S. trip, deal remains distant
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will seek to strengthen its trading relationship with the United States this week when trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan visits New York and Washington, but a full free-tr...
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Urban garden in Rio feeds hundreds of families in former ‘crackland’
By Sebastian and Roncadio RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Manguinhos neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, a slum where addicts once smoked crack and residents dumped trash, has been transformed into a commu...
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Tradition again: Biden celebrates Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell at Kennedy Center Honors
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden celebrates artists including Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell and Lorne Michaels on Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors, bringi...
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U.S. administers 470.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines -CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 470,297,846 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 580,417,105 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
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U.S. Democrat Omar: Pelosi to act against Republican for anti-Muslim comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar said on Sunday that she is confident House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take "decisive action" in coming days against Republican congresswoman Lauren...
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Ex-Republican U.S. senator Perdue to run for Georgia state governor -Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator David Perdue plans to challenge Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in next year's election, Politico reported on Sunday, setting up a new Republican Party clash in ...
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Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Leads Another Quiet Weekend at Box Office
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Without any new releases to pose a threat, Disney's animated musical fable "Encanto" has again notched the No. 1 spot on domestic box office charts. In its...
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The humor of the late Senator Bob Dole
Former Senator Bob Dole was renowned for a sense of humor that could be self-deprecating, good natured or quite barbed. He wrote "Great Political Wit: Laughing (Almost) All the Way to the White House,...
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Factbox-Facts about the late former Senator Bob Dole
(Reuters) - Former Republican U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole, 98, died on Sunday. Here are some facts about him: * Robert Joseph Dole was born on July 22, 1923, one of four children ...
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