EU can vaccinate 70% of adults — von der Leyen
The European Union has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to reach a target to fully vaccinate at least 70 per cent of adults in the bloc, European Commission ...
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Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to win Copa America, 1st major title in 28 yrs
Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them ...
Djokovic expecting great battle with Berrettini
Novak Djokovic said he expects a “great battle” against Italian powerhouse Matteo Berrettini in Sunday’s Wimbledon final when victory will earn the Serb a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title.
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Europe’s costly carbon push stokes fear of backlash from consumers
A European Union plan to extend carbon pricing to the fuel used in cars and to heat homes is facing a wall of early resistance from countries and lawmakers fearing ...
Charlottesville removes Confederate statue at center of deadly 2017 protest
A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, nearly four years after white supremacist protests over plans to remove it led to ...
Argentina not out for revenge in Copa final, says coach
Two years after they lost to Brazil in the semi-final of the Copa America, Argentina are preparing to meet their arch rivals again in the 2021 final, but coach Lionel Scaloni ...
Barty ends Australia’s long wait for Wimbledon title (V)
World number one Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in ...
England fined €30,000 for use of laser pointer, booing Denmark anthem
UEFA have fined England’s Football Association (FA) 30,000 euros ($36,000) after a laser pointer was shone at Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel during what proved to be the deciding moment of their ...
Pope gradually resuming work, walking, eating with aides, Vatican says
Pope Francis is continuing a normal recovery from intestinal surgery, gradually resuming work, walking and eating with aides, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding his blood tests were satisfactory.
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Who really caught the eye at Euro 2020
The European Championship draws to a close on Sunday when England take on Italy at Wembley.
Delayed by a year, Euro 2020 has been worth the wait with a plethora of ...
US’s Yellen says will try to address concerns of tax deal holdout countries
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she would work to try to address the concerns of holdout countries that have not signed onto a global corporate ...
Netflix expands deal with Bridgerton producer Shonda Rhimes
Netflix on Thursday expanded its deal with “Bridgerton” television producer Shonda Rhimes, adding feature films, gaming and live events to its pact with her company.
Netflix said the deal with ...
Entertainment venues in England to make customers use vaccination passports
Entertainment venues in England will force customers to use so-called vaccination passports from autumn to prove they have had either both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative test ...
Environment friendly electric motor maker eschews rare metals
Turntide Technologies, a US startup that makes energy-efficient electric motors without rare earth metals, has raised $225 million, underlining growing investor appetite for climate technology startups.
Most automakers, including Tesla (TSLA....
Biden signs order to tackle corporate abuses across US economy
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on Friday to promote more competition in the U.S. economy, urging agencies to crack down on anti-competitive practices in sectors from ...
French health regulator recommends compulsory Covid shots for health workers
France’s health regulator said on Friday it recommended that coronavirus vaccinations should be made compulsory without delay for all health workers and for other professionals who come into contact ...
Djokovic tames Shapovalov to reach Wimbledon final
Defending champion Novak Djokovic absorbed a barrage of powerful hitting from Canadian Denis Shapovalov to reach his seventh Wimbledon final on Friday with a 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 victory that kept ...
Florida condo death toll rises to 78
The confirmed death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower increased to 78 on Friday after workers recovered an additional 14 bodies and whittled the rubble down close to ground ...
Russia records around 428,000 excess deaths during pandemic
Russia recorded around 428,000 excess deaths from April 2020 to May this year during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the state statistics service on Friday.
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EU finds potential link between heart incidents and mRNA shots
Europe’s drug regulator has found a possible link between very rare heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, it said on Friday, stressing that the benefits of ...
Cavendish equals Merckx’s Tour de France stage win record
Mark Cavendish matched the Tour de France stage wins record as he collected the 34th of his career in Carcassonne.
Cavendish moved level with Eddy Merckx as he took victory ...
Berrettini beats Hurkacz to reach Wimbledon final
Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday when he defeated Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-3 6-0 6-7(3) 6-4.
The 25-year-old took two ...
‘Youngsters against old men’ – Bonucci wary of England speed
Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci said they are wary of the speed of England’s attack ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final, joking that for him and his defensive partner Giorgio ...
Lebanon interior minister rejects request to question security chief over Beirut blast
Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister has rejected a request by the lead investigator into the Beirut port explosion to question one of its top security chiefs, according a document seen ...