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U.S. COVID-19 residential eviction ban set to expire at midnight

United States · July 31, 2021 · 9:59 PM UTC

A pandemic-related U.S. government ban on residential evictions was set to expire at midnight Saturday, putting millions of American renters at risk of being forced from their homes.

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EuropeThousands protest against COVID-19 health pass in France
Middle EastTurkish wildfire leaves charred home and ashes, as blazes spread
EuropeRussia reports pressure drop in space station service module

Olympics

Olympics · 2:38 AM UTCSwimming-Dressel and McKeon complete sprint gold doubles

Caeleb Dressel of the United States powered to victory in the men's 50m freestyle to claim his third individual gold medal at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, while Australia's Emma McKeon also completed the sprint double with victory in the women's 50m.

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Asia PacificMalaysia suspends parliament session citing risk of COVID infection

Africa

AfricaTunisia's Ennahda puts off party meeting amid crisis
AfricaFrance's Macron calls for talks to end conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray
AfricaUganda partially eases COVID-19 containment measures
AfricaTunisian president calls on banks to reduce interest rates

UK

UKBritain's COVID-19 cases down by 33% over past week
UKUK prime minister Johnson and wife expecting another baby -media
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UKCOVID vaccine protection highly likely to wane over time - UK advisers say

Business

BusinessAmazon faces more than slowing sales growth: it needs more warehouses
BusinessFed's Brainard: Can't wrap head around not having U.S. central bank digital currency
BusinessDisney makes vaccination mandatory for on-site U.S. employees
BusinessChina's factory activity in July grows at slowest pace since Feb 2020

Media

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Energy

EnergyEntergy seeks to build natgas/hydrogen power plant in Texas
EnergyVirus variant threatens to cool oil demand recovery
EnergyExxon profit tops estimates on boost from chemicals, oil prices
EnergyOPEC July oil output hits 15-month high as demand recovers, survey shows

Environment

EnvironmentTurkish wildfire leaves charred home and ashes, as blazes spread
EnvironmentThousands displaced as floods hit Bangladesh Rohingya camps
EnvironmentArgentina lakes turn pink but the outlook not rosy, environmentalists say
EnvironmentMore countries hike climate pledges, piling pressure on major emitters

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Sustainable BusinessCanada looks to women to bolster trades amid post-pandemic labor shortage
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