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Yemen donor conference expected in March, aid sources say
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - A fundraising event for Yemen's humanitarian crisis is expected to take place in early March, hosted virtually by Sweden and Switzerland, four aid sources told Reu...
Feb 14, 2021
Poles rush to ski, drink and party as COVID-restrictions eased
WARSAW (Reuters) - Dancing, drinking and fighting marked the easing of some COVID-19 restrictions in Poland over the weekend as tourists, many without masks, let off steam in the ski resort of Zakopan...
Feb 14, 2021
Argentine ex president Carlos Menem dies at age 90: local media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine ex President Carlos Menem died at 90 after battling long-term health problems, local media reported on Sunday. The veteran politician and lawyer served as Argentina'...
Feb 14, 2021
Mexico gets AstraZeneca doses from India, expects more Pfizer, as it prepares for next phase
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico received a shipment of 870,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from India on Sunday, the government said, as the country prepares to prioritize older adults in t...
Feb 14, 2021
Bitcoin nears $50,000, wider adoption fuels record rally
(Reuters) - Bitcoin hit a new record high and approached $50,000 on Sunday, building on its record rally as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly adopt the world's biggest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin r...
Feb 14, 2021
Volkswagen CEO Diess ‘not afraid’ of an Apple electric car
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Volkswagen is not concerned by any Apple plans for a passenger vehicle that could include the iPhone maker's battery technology, its chief executive Herbert Diess said....
Feb 14, 2021
Guinea confirms new Ebola outbreak
CONAKRY (Reuters) - The Guinean government has officially declared a new Ebola outbreak after cases detected in the southeast of the West African nation were confirmed to be positive for the virus, th...
Feb 14, 2021
Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island, despite outcry
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is moving 3,000-4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days, two officials said on Sunday, despite concerns ab...
Feb 14, 2021
Djokovic answers fitness doubts with victory over Raonic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Reigning champion Novak Djokovic came through a tough examination of his fitness as the top seed beat Canadian powerhouse Milos Raonic 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 6-4 on Sunday to reach the A...
Feb 14, 2021
Rolls-Royce to name former Deloitte partner Kakoullis as CFO: Sky News
(Reuters) - Rolls-Royce Holdings will name former Deloitte partner Panos Kakoullis as its next chief financial officer, with the appointment to be announced as early as Monday, Sky News reported https...
Feb 14, 2021
