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French Patients in ICUs For COVID-19 Above 2,000 For First Time Since June 14

PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - French health authorities reported on Wednesday that the number of patients being treated in intensive…

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Canada’s Trudeau Takes Gamble, Calls ‘Pivotal’ Snap Election for Sept. 20

(Adds quotes by Trudeau, background) By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin…

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AFL-CIO President Trumka, Prominent U.S. Labor Leader, Dies

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest U.S. labor organization and a key figure…

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India Turns to Ex-army Medics as Covid Surge Sparks Calls for Lockdown

India will recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defense ministry said on Sunday,…

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Pakistan Court Allows Commercial Sale of Covid-19 Vaccine

A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered that a batch of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine imported by a private…

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Hezbollah: Time to End Deadlock and Agree New Lebanese Government

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said on Wednesday it was time for politicians to make concessions to agree a new government that…

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Want to Create 5 Million Green Jobs? Invest in Public Transport in Cities

In a world reeling from the impact of COVID-19, investing in public transport could create 4.6 million jobs by 2030…

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Mexican President Condemns Death of Salvadoran Woman in Police Custody

Mexico's president on Monday sharply condemned the weekend killing of a Salvadoran woman in Mexican police custody who died after…

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Egypt’s SUMED crude pipeline approaches traders as Suez crisis drags

Egypt's SUMED pipeline operator has approached oil traders to ask if they want to book its system to transport crude…

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Myanmar Crackdown Claims Youngest Victim as Junta Blames Protesters for Bloodshed

A 7-year-old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Tuesday…

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