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White House: Biden read letter from detained basketball player Griner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has read a letter from WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than four months, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre s...
Jul 05, 2022
Armani dazzles Paris with a sparkling couture show
PARIS (Reuters) - Giorgio Armani welcomed guests to Paris for his haute couture show Tuesday in a minimalist, intimate setting, showcasing a polished collection drenched in rhinestones, sequins and gl...
Jul 05, 2022
U.S. does not expect any Blinken-Lavrov meeting at G20 this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday he does not expect any meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov...
Jul 05, 2022
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up 70% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 70.1% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of July 2, the U.S. Centers for Disea...
Jul 05, 2022
Biden continues to look at options on China tariffs, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's team is still looking at options on China tariffs, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday, when asked about a timeline for a d...
Jul 05, 2022
Mistakes plague identification of migrants who died in Texas truck
By Jackie Botts OAXACA CITY (Reuters) - A week after 53 migrants died in a sweltering trailer in San Antonio, Texas, some of their nationalities are still unclear, highlighting the challenges that off...
Jul 05, 2022
U.S. air travel conditions improve over Fourth of July weekend
By Gigi Zamora and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. travelers braving the skies faced fewer flight delays and cancellations over the Fourth of July weekend when compared with the Memorial ...
Jul 05, 2022
Gambia signs $68 million World Bank grant to revive tourism
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia and the World Bank signed a $68 million grant on Tuesday to revive the ocean-facing West African country's tourism sector, representatives of both parties announced at a cere...
Jul 05, 2022
U.S. Justice Dept sues Arizona over restrictive voting requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sued the state of Arizona on Tuesday, alleging that a state law due to take effect in January violates federal law by requiring proof of citizenship ...
Jul 05, 2022
Venezuela billing Colombian pipeline for oil spills -report
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities "frequently" bill Colombian oil companies over contamination caused by crude leaking from a pipeline that runs adjacent to the border shared...
Jul 05, 2022
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