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UPDATE 3-U.S. Vice President Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Kamala Harris will become the first U.S. vice president to visit Vietnam next month during a trip that will also include Singapore and is aimed at rallying international support to counter China's growing influence.
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Cuba's police following crackdown on protests
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on Cuba's National Revolutionary Police and two of its leaders, according to the department's website, following a crackdown on anti-government protests this month.
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BRIEF-U.S. CDC Says Delivered 399,090,105 Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine As Of July 30
July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. CDC:
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Nicaragua grants nationality to former Salvadoran president accused in corruption probe
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Nicaragua said on Friday it granted nationality to former Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and some family members, following an arrest order by El Salvador as part of a money laundering and corruption probe.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stocks slip on Amazon disappointment, dollar bounces
NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped on Friday to pull further from record highs as an underwhelming earnings report from Amazon.com Inc dampened the market mood, while the dollar rose a shade but hovered near a one-month low.
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Tunisian president says 'there will be no dictator'
TUNIS, July 30 (Reuters) - Tunisia's President Kais Saied said on Friday that "there will be no dictator" after having seized governing powers on Sunday in a move he said was justified by a national emergency but that his critics have called a coup. (Reporting by Tarek Amara, writing by Angus McDowall, editing by Chris Reese)
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Guatemalans protest for second day to demand president resigns
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters blocked intersections across Guatemala for the second day in a row on Friday, as calls intensified for President Alejandro Giammattei and the attorney general to step down after the ousting of a top anti-corruption official.
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Israel blames Iran for attack on ship, seeks harsh response
JERUSALEM, July 30 (Reuters) - Israel on Friday accused Iran of having carried out an attack off Oman on a tanker managed by an Israeli-owned company and said a harsh response was needed.
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Quake strikes Peru-Ecuador border region, minor damages reported
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted the Peru-Ecuador border region on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, but only minor reports of damage were registered immediately following the tremor.
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U.S. administers 344.93 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
July 30 (Reuters) - The United States had administered 344,928,514 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 399,090,105 doses as of Friday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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