PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is pulling out of the slump induced by the coronavirus outbreak at least as fast as expected a month…
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Tokyo governor re-elected after plaudits for COVID-19 response: exit poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Yuriko Koike was re-elected Tokyo governor on Sunday, according to an exit poll released by public broadcaster NHK, after winning over voters…
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Health minister hails responsible behaviour after English pubs reopen
LONDON (Reuters) – People in England appear to have broadly behaved themselves as pubs reopened this weekend, Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday…
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Health minister hails responsible behavior after English pubs reopen
LONDON (Reuters) – People in England appear to have broadly behaved themselves as pubs reopened this weekend, Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday…
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Indonesia says trade, investment deal with Australia takes effect
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesia-Australia deal that eliminates most trade tariffs between the two nations and aims to open up investment, took effect on Sunday,…
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US marks subdued Fourth of July as coronavirus cases surge
Independence Day celebrations began with daily records in new cases in Florida, at 11,458, and Texas, at 8,258. The United States marked a subdued Fourth…
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Bajaj Auto unions demand factory halt after 250 workers catch coronavirus
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Workers at Bajaj Auto, India’s biggest exporter of motorbikes, are demanding the temporary closure of one of its plants after 250…
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Polls close in tightly contested Australian by-election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Polling closed on Saturday in an Australian by-election being seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s handling of bushfires and…
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Berlin drops derogatory name for metro station after protests
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin’s public transport company BVG said it would rename a city centre metro station that has become notorious for bearing a name…
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Embraer union sues to oust planemaker's board after failed Boeing deal
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A union representing workers at planemaker Embraer filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to dismiss the company’s board, after a $4.2…
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Commerzbank CEO offers to resign to give bank a fresh start
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Commerzbank (CBKG.DE) Chief Executive Martin Zielke offered to resign on Friday to open the way for a fresh start for the German…
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Airlines to end legal challenge to UK quarantine policy
LONDON (Reuters) – Three of Europe’s biggest airlines are to end a legal challenge against the British government after it scrapped its quarantine rule for…
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Ukraine central bank chief: I quit over smears and pressure to take bad decisions
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Central Bank Governor Yakiv Smoliy said on Friday he had quit to register a protest against sustained pressure from the government…
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Tokyo scare squad offers drive-in horror shows amid coronavirus fears
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese performance group is starting a run of drive-in horror shows for people who are scared of catching the coronavirus but…
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