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Mexico approves China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has authorized an emergency use approval for China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Adriana Barrera;...
Feb 10, 2021
Biden speaks with China’s Xi in their first call since U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday, the White House said, his first direct contact with the leader of the world's second-largest e...
Feb 10, 2021
NHL postpones Flyers-Rangers game set for Sunday
A fourth Philadelphia Flyers game was postponed due to the team's COVID-19 outbreak as the NHL announced Wednesday that it will reschedule a road game due to be played Sunday against the New York Rang...
Feb 10, 2021
Blinken, Saudi foreign minister discuss Yemen, defense: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen and bolstering Saudi Arabia's defenses in a call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince F...
Feb 10, 2021
Wozniacki and David Lee expecting first child
(Reuters) - Former tennis world number one Caroline Wozniacki and her husband, retired NBA star David Lee, on Wednesday announced they are expecting their first child, a girl. "Can't wait to meet our ...
Feb 10, 2021
Taiwan, U.S. hold first Washington meeting under new administration
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and the United States have held their first publicly acknowledged formal meeting in Washington under the new Biden administration, with the island's de facto ambassador to th...
Feb 10, 2021
Microsoft approached Pinterest in recent months about potential deal – FT
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp approached Pinterest Inc in recent months about a potential deal to acquire the $51 billion social media company, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people br...
Feb 10, 2021
Executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate accused of complicity by U.S. Virgin Islands
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - The executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate were accused on Wednesday of being the "indispensable captains" of the financier's sex trafficking scheme, escalating a legal ...
Feb 10, 2021
New COVID cluster in Australia’s Melbourne sparks mass testing
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Health authorities in Australia's Victoria state ramped up contact tracing and prepared for more mass testing of residents in Melbourne after a new COVID-19 cluster linked to a quar...
Feb 10, 2021
Pistons’ Jahlil Okafor to miss 6-8 weeks after knee surgery
The Detroit Pistons announced Wednesday they'll be without center Jahlil Okafor for six to eight weeks after the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft underwent successful surgery to clean the late...
Feb 10, 2021
