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U.S. COVID-19 cases hit six-month high at over 100,000 – Reuters tally

United States · 9:37 AM UTC

The United States hit a six-month high for new COVID cases with over 100,000 infections reported on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant ravages areas where people did not get vaccinated.

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United StatesThousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn
Autos & TransportationBiden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030; industry backs goal
Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsAnalysis: Sanofi's COVID-19 vaccine setback, drug pipeline cast long shadow
The Great RebootIn China's Silicon Valley, COVID curbs pinch hardware startups
SportsIOC yet to talk to Belarus officials, China probe ongoing

Olympics

Olympics · 9:21 AM UTCGiants fall, Crouser sets record, elbows in open water

U.S. men continued to sputter on the athletics track at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, while kayaker Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most decorated Olympian and American Ryan Crouser broke his own shot put world record.

OlympicsOlympics-Athletics-Another relay fail as U.S. men finish sixth in heat to miss final
OlympicsVolleyball-Russians stun defending champions Brazil in men's semi-finals
OlympicsMarathon Swimming-Germany's Wellbrock wins men's marathon swimming gold
OlympicsAthletics-Jamaican Parchment shocks Holloway to win 110m hurdles
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Asia Pacific

Asia PacificU.S. approves potential sales of howitzers to Taiwan -Pentagon
Asia PacificAustralia to offer redress payments to some of its 'Stolen Generation'
Asia PacificMedal chomp grosses out Japan and riles Toyota
Asia PacificS.Korea pledges nearly $2 bln to become major COVID-19 vaccine producer

United Kingdom

United KingdomEngland scraps France quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers
United KingdomPfizer epilepsy drug prices were 'unfairly high,' UK review finds
United KingdomBank of England set to keep stimulus pumping despite inflation rebound
United KingdomUK construction PMI slumps to lowest since February

China

ChinaHong Kong activist singer cleared of 'corrupt conduct' charge
ChinaByteDance to lay off staff, close businesses over China tutoring clampdown -sources
ChinaBoeing 737 MAX departs for key test flight in China
ChinaShares in Chinese e-cigarette firms slide after state media report

United States

United StatesU.S. senators gird for CBO analysis of $1 trillion infrastructure bill
United StatesEXCLUSIVE-Biden plans shift in arms policy to add weight to human rights concerns
United StatesU.S. State Dept probing whereabouts of $5,800 bottle of whisky given to Pompeo
United StatesLandlord groups ask U.S. judge to toss out new COVID-19 eviction ban

Business

BusinessTesla chair Denholm sells shares worth more than $22 mln
BusinessByteDance to lay off staff, close businesses over China tutoring clampdown -sources
BusinessIn China's Silicon Valley, COVID curbs pinch hardware startups
BusinessBiden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030; industry backs goal

Change Suite

Change SuiteWPP bounces back as advertising confidence soars
Change SuiteAnalysis: Drinks makers target high-end spirits for post-COVID growth
Change SuiteSiemens raises profit guidance again as industrial demand ramps up
Change SuiteMike Ashley to quit Frasers CEO role but keep it in the family

Technology

TechnologyByteDance to lay off staff, close businesses over China tutoring clampdown -sources
TechnologyNintendo reports slump in quarterly sales for its flagship Switch console
TechnologyTaiwan's Foxconn buys $90.8 mln wafer plant from Macronix, eyeing EV chips
TechnologyTencent's WeChat resumes new user registrations in mainland China

Americas

Americas'Not the plan': Guatemalan migrants lament fast-track deportations
AmericasBrazil's Bolsonaro rages against probe, threatens to act beyond constitution
AmericasSao Paulo's glass box lookout puts fear of heights to the test
AmericasTop paramilitary, guerrilla leaders in Colombia ask forgiveness

Middle East

Middle EastHardline cleric Raisi to be sworn in as Iran's president
Middle EastWildfire put out at Turkish power plant
Middle EastTwo rockets from Lebanon hit Israel, drawing Israeli retaliation
Middle EastOil drops towards $70 as virus concerns weigh

Energy

EnergyGlencore to return $2.8 bln to shareholders after record first half
EnergyU.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund
EnergyOil drops towards $70 as virus concerns weigh
EnergyPapua New Guinea premier sees value in Santos-Oil Search merger

Environment

EnvironmentU.N. climate report likely to deliver stark warnings on global warming
EnvironmentThousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn
EnvironmentFactbox: Five key things to watch for in the U.N. climate report
EnvironmentFlurry of emissions pledges still not enough to meet global climate goals

Sustainable Business

Sustainable BusinessFlurry of emissions pledges still not enough to meet global climate goals
Sustainable BusinessBiden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030; industry backs goal
Sustainable BusinessInvestors call for urgent action by steelmakers on carbon emissions
Sustainable BusinessCosta Rica eyes permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration and extraction

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