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Reuters names first woman as editor-in-chief

Alessandra Galloni takes over from Stephen J. Adler, who is retiring

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US regulators recommend ‘pause’ in use of J&J vaccine over blood clot fears

6 such cases reported so far in America

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Muslims start Ramadan under the shadow of the coronavirus

Restrictions on worshippers vary from country to country

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Austria health minister quits over Covid-19 crisis ‘overwork’

Rudolf Anschober says 15 months on the job had felt like 15 years

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India approves Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Its the third inoculation green-lighted after AstraZeneca shot and Covaxin

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WHO urges ban on sale of live wild mammals in food markets

Animals are the source of more than 70% of all emerging infectious diseases in humans, it says

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Minneapolis under curfew after cop shoots black motorist dead

Outrage continues in US city reeling from ongoing trial into police killing of George Floyd

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Pandemic hits ‘critical point’ as Europe deaths top 1 mil

Despite its access to vaccines, hard-hit continent accounts for just under half of global Covid-19 fatalities

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1 dead in Tennessee high school shooting

Cop taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, say Knoxville police

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Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

Initiative not set to begin for another 2 years, but already faces opposition from local fishing communities

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UK reaches key vaccine target in time for eased restrictions

First dose administered to all over 50s, but caution urged as England’s pubs, salons reopen

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As Floyd murder trial continues, another cop shoots black man dead in Minneapolis

Police try to arrest 20-year-old Daunte Wright for outstanding warrant, one fires at and strikes him as he drove away

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Incoming president takes up ‘challenge’ of changing Ecuador’s ‘destiny’

Guillermo Lasso declares self president-elect after socialist opponent Andres Arauz concedes loss