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Olympics: Nearly 60% of Japanese think Mori unfit for role as Tokyo 2020 chief – poll
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly 60% of people in Japan think Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori is unfit for his role as head of the Olympics organising committee, according to a poll conducte...
Feb 07, 2021
Ron Weiser picked to lead Michigan Republicans for third term
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – An Ann Arbor businessman is set to lead the Michigan Republican Party for a third time despite last-minute efforts to derail his candidacy. Ron Weiser and co-chair Mes...
Feb 07, 2021
At anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel, pink is the new black
By Corinna Kern JERUSALEM (Reuters) - It's Saturday night in Jerusalem and a group of protesters dressed in fluorescent pink are preparing to join a weekly demonstration outside Israeli Prime Minister...
Feb 07, 2021
Michigan approved for Pandemic-EBT benefits assistance for school meals
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Approximately 810,000 Michigan children whose access to school meals had been affected by COVID-19 are set to receive over 741 million dollars in assistance. Governor ...
Feb 07, 2021
China issues new anti-monopoly rules targeting its tech giants
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's market regulator released new anti-monopoly guidelines on Sunday that target internet platforms, tightening existing restrictions faced by the country's tech giants. The ne...
Feb 07, 2021
EU ambassador to Switzerland says treaty talks finished – Blick
ZURICH (Reuters) - The European Union will not reopen parts of a stalled bilateral treaty with Switzerland, the EU ambassador to the Alpine republic said in an interview with newspaper Blick, taking a...
Feb 07, 2021
Turkey jails four pending trial over university protests: prosecutor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four people were formally arrested as part of an investigation into protests against President Tayyip Erdogan's appointment of a rector at one of the country's top universities, a...
Feb 07, 2021
Ecuadoreans vote for president; austerity-weary nation leans toward socialism
By Alexandra Valencia and Brian Ellsworth QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans choose a new president on Sunday, with many voters weary of painful economic austerity measures and eager for a return to social...
Feb 07, 2021
Pope Francis appoints more women to Vatican posts
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has appointed two women to Vatican posts previously held only by men, in back-to-back moves giving women more empowerment in the male-dominated...
Feb 07, 2021
Vaccine diplomacy: India seeks to rival China with broad shipments
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has approved the shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to Cambodia and plans to supply Mongolia and Pacific Island states, officials said on Sunday, as supplies a...
Feb 07, 2021
