Virus variants inciting India's second surge, epidemiologists say
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3 years ago By Omosebi — The second surge of COVID-19 cases in India has swamped hospitals much faster than the first because mutations in the virus mean each patient is infecting
Dollar sets four-week low as Fed's dovish message takes hold
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3 years ago By Omosebi — The U.S. dollar sank to a new four-week low versus major peers on Thursday as Treasury yields pulled back from last month's surge, with investors increasin
Ouotes: Officials react as Biden moves to pull troops from Afghanistan by September 11
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3 years ago By Omosebi — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he will begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan to end America's longest war, rejecting calls to keep forces i
U.S. House Republicans would act against Gaetz if charges filed, lawmaker says
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3 years ago By Omosebi — Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives would take action against embattled Republican congressman Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department for
GameStop leads "stonks" higher
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3 years ago By Omosebi — Shares in GameStop Corp were up 18.1% in active trading on Wednesday after falling in six of the last seven sessions, putting the video game retailer on tr
U.S. Vice President Harris plans visits to Mexico and Guatemala
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3 years ago By Omosebi — Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday she intends to visit Mexico and Guatemala soon as part of her plan to use diplomatic efforts to slow the tid
Biden civil rights nominee fends off Republican attacks at hearing
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3 years ago By Omosebi — Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's civil rights division, fended off attacks from Republicans during her confir
Bulgaria's PM Borissov says he will not lead new govt his party hopes to form
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3 years ago By Omosebi — Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Wednesday he would not be a candidate to lead the next government after his centre-right GERB fell well sho
Laschet stands his ground in Merkel succession showdown
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3 years ago By Omosebi — Armin Laschet, leader of Germany's Christian Democrats, is sticking to his ambition to run as conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel despite a str
Lebanon's Central Bank calls for swift action to curb subsidies
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3 years ago By Omosebi — Lebanon's Central Bank called on the country's caretaker government on Wednesday to urgently adopt a plan to limit spending on subsidies to protect remaini