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Japan and IOC deny that Olympics will be cancelled
By Jack Tarrant and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the IOC stood firm on Friday on their commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a possible cancellation, although the pledge looks unlikely to ease public concern about holding the event during a pandemic. Though much of Japan (More…)
39.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 19.1 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 19,107,959 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 39,892,400 doses. The tally of vaccine doses are for both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, vaccines as of 9:00 a.m. ET on Friday, the agency said. According to the (More…)
Texas attorney general files lawsuit to block Biden’s deportation freeze
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit on Friday that seeks to block U.S. President Joe Biden’s move to pause certain deportations for 100 days, a controversial opening-move by the Democratic president that has provoked blowback from some Republicans. In the filing, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the (More…)
UK police break up COVID rule-breaching wedding with 150 guests
Posted January 22, 2021
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday they had broken up a wedding with about 150 guests in violation of COVID-19 lockdown rules, which only allow six people to attend.
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U.S. factory activity races to more than 13-1/2-year high in early January: IHS Markit
Posted January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity surged to its highest level in more than 13-1/2-years in early January amid strong growth in new orders, but bottlenecks in the supply chain caused by (More...)
U.S. driving falls 11.1% in November as COVID-19 cases rise
Posted January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Travel on U.S. roads fell 11.1% in November, a steeper decline over October road use as coronavirus cases increased, the U.S. Transportation Department said Friday.
The U.S. government said (More...)
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