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Thailand reports 2,419 new coronavirus cases, 19 new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Saturday reported 2,419 new coronavirus cases and 19 new deaths, as the country deals with a third wave of infections.
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Coates says 'safe and successful' Tokyo Games will go ahead
SYDNEY (Reuters) - International Olympic committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates said on Saturday that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in July and August because organisers have designed a "custom-made Olympic bubble" to protect athletes and the Japanese people.
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Biden administration joins global campaign against online extremism
May 8 (Reuters) - The United States will join a New Zealand-led global campaign to stamp out violent extremism online, the White House said, making a policy change two years after the administration of former president Donald Trump declined to participate.
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EU, India to re-launch trade talks at virtual summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and India will agree to revive stalled free-trade negotiations at a virtual summit on Saturday while also seeking closer cooperation to combat climate change, as concerns about China bring Brussels and New Delhi closer.
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EU, India to re-launch trade talks at virtual summit
BRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) - The European Union and India will agree to revive stalled free-trade negotiations at a virtual summit on Saturday while also seeking closer cooperation to combat climate change, as concerns about China bring Brussels and New Delhi closer.
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Libya armed groups raid hotel where presidency met, its spokeswoman says
TRIPOLI, May 8 (Reuters) - Armed groups in Tripoli on Friday stormed a hotel where Libya's new Presidency Council meets, the council's spokeswoman said in a social media post, underscoring the continued risks to the unity government.
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Exclusive: China urges U.N. states not to attend Xinjiang event next week
NEW YORK (Reuters) - China has urged United Nations member states not to attend an event planned next week by Germany, the United States and Britain on the repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang, according to a note seen by Reuters on Friday.
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UPDATE 2-Investors back off view that Fed could raise rates in late 2022
May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. investors who had been betting the Fed would raise rates as early as the end of next year abruptly retreated from those positions on Friday after a disappointing April employment report and now see the earliest the Fed might tighten roughly two years away.
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Kenin's father out of a job as world number four hunts for new coach
(Reuters) - World number four Sofia Kenin has parted ways with her coach - her father, Alex Kenin - after a string of disappointing performances this year, the 22-year-old American announced on Instagram on Friday.
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UPDATE 1-CDC says U.S.-bound air travelers can use some self-administered COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that U.S.-bound international air travelers can meet COVID-19 entry requirements using certain self-administered tests.
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