Press Digest: New York Times business news - Aug 1

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01/08/2022 06:49

Aug 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the
New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began a fraught tour of
Asia on Sunday that administration officials say they now expect
will include a stop in Taiwan, despite China's increasingly
sharp warnings in recent days that a visit to the self-governing
island would provoke a response, perhaps a military one. https://nyti.ms/3d0wauE
    
    - U.S. President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus
again on Saturday morning, becoming the latest example of a
rebound case after taking the Paxlovid treatment that has
otherwise been credited with broadly impressive results in
fighting the virus and suppressing its worst effects. https://nyti.ms/3BBiCjv
    
    - The parent company of Banana Boat recalled batches of a
sunscreen spray because they contained trace levels of benzene,
a carcinogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Consumers were urged to stop using the products. https://nyti.ms/3Qcy0qf
    
    - The International Committee of the Red Cross has not
received confirmation that it will be allowed to visit the
detention center where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners were killed
in an explosion, the organization said in a statement on Sunday.
https://nyti.ms/3oP01IM
    
    - A fast-growing wildfire fueled by strong winds from
thunderstorms and high temperatures in Northern California has
grown to more than 51,000 acres in two days, becoming the
state's largest wildfire so far this year and forcing
evacuations in rural neighborhoods. https://nyti.ms/3zM4mTo

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