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COVID-19: France sees rising ICU patients amid third national lockdown

France reported on Saturday that 5,273 people were in intensive care units (ICU) for COVID-19, a rise of 19 from the previous day, as the country entered its third nati

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France cuts economic growth forecast to 5% amid lockdown

The Louvre Museum is empty of people as a new lockdown takes place in France to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, March 22, 2021. /CFP The French economy will expand by 5 percent in 2

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Cleaning up Europe's vaccine mess

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) and the President of the European Council Charles Michel (R) are talking to media at the end of a virtual EU Leader summit in the Jus

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COVID-19: France sees rising ICU patients amid third national lockdown

Members of the medical staff move a patient infected with COVID-19, in her bed, at the intensive care unit of the Andre-Gregoire intercommunal hospital, in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, on the ou

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'Divisive and Discriminatory': 70 UK MPs Sign Pledge to Oppose Government's COVID Passport Plans

On Thursday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there would "definitely" be a role for vaccine passports for Britons going abroad and that a similar COVID certificati

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First U.S. college to require COVID-19 vaccination

02:43 U.S. President Joe Biden predicts that in about three weeks 90 percent of eligible Americans will have had their first COVID-19 vaccination. As more Americans are being vaccinate

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Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines Ruined Due to Manufacturing Mistake

Johnson & Johnson admits having produced a faulty batch of coronavirus vaccines at an East Baltimore facility, reportedly due to a mix-up of two ingredients that led to

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Hillary Clinton Backs Ending Filibuster for 'Constitutional Matters' Like Election Laws

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has come out in favor of ending the filibuster for voting rights bills and other "constitutional matters."Clinton expressed so

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Mastercard to invest $100 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business

Mastercard will invest $100 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business, two firms said today, just two weeks after TPG’s Rise Fund also backed the telecommunications firm’s unit.The London-headq

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Airtel Africa receives additional $100M for its mobile money business from Mastercard

Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of London-listed telecom Airtel Africa. After closing the deal, the B

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Japan to tighten anti-COVID measures ahead of Olympic Games

Japanese government is planning to allow Osaka, Hyogo and Miyagi prefectures to tighten their anti-COVID restrictions with just four months before the Tokyo Olympics, reported Kyodo News Agency on Th

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What’s happening to migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border?

01:02 U.S. Border Patrolagents detained more than 100,000 migrants in February alone, a figure that’s expected to increase in the coming weeks.But because of a COVID-19 policy, most ar

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ByteDance: no comment on Douyin listing rumors

A man stands near a giant sign of Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok, known locally as Douyin, during China Fashion Week, in Beijing, China, on March 31, 2021. /Reuters ByteDance said it h

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Pipe, which aims to be the ‘Nasdaq for revenue,’ raises more money at a $2B valuation

Fast-growing fintech Pipe has raised another round of funding at a $2 billion valuation, just weeks after raising $50M in growth funding, according to sources familiar with the deal.Although the round

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Biden infrastructure plan proposes spending $174B to boost America’s EV market

President Joe Biden has earmarked $174 billion from his ambitious infrastructure plan to build out domestic supply chains for electric vehicles, noting the imperative for United States automakers to “

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Lewandowski out of Champions League tie against PSG with injury

Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, March

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Hyundai Motor to suspend some South Korea output due to chip shortage

South Korea's Hyundai Motor plans to temporarily suspend production due to chip supply issues. /CFP South Korea's Hyundai Motor on Tuesdayannounced temporarily suspending production at its Uls