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Dubai Expo offers close-up of Michelangelo’s David, but only from neck up
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Expo Dubai visitors hoping to see the 3-D twin of Michelangelo's David in all its glory at Italy's pavilion may be disappointed as only the statue's head is vis...
Oct 06, 2021
Dow expects to add $3 billion to core earnings by 2030
(Reuters) - Dow said on Wednesday it expects to add $3 billion to its core earnings by 2030, and laid out plans to build a new net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and derivatives facility. The chemical...
Oct 06, 2021
Indonesia president backs amnesty for professor jailed for WhatsApp message
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has agreed to pardon an academic jailed last month for defamation under a controversial internet law, a minister said, followin...
Oct 06, 2021
EU to extend support for wine, fruit and vegetable sectors
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it would increase support and extend existing measures for the wine, fruit and vegetable sectors after they suffered from spring frosts, ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. security adviser Sullivan and China’s Yang hold talks in Zurich
By John Revill and Ryan Woo ZURICH/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi began talks in Switzerland on Wednesday, in a bid to improve co...
Oct 06, 2021
Airbus exec says wary engine makers will meet demand for new jets
By Tim Hepher BOSTON (Reuters) - Airbus continues to study increases in jet output and believes engine makers who have questioned the plan will be "unable to resist" future demand for jets, its sales ...
Oct 06, 2021
PPD investigating early morning shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called to the intersection of Corrington Avenue and N. Linn just before 5 a.m. Wednesday by a ShotSpotter alert. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth c...
Oct 06, 2021
Kazakhstan to buy 4 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan has signed a deal to buy about 4 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, healthcare minister Alexei Tsoi said on Wednesday. The Central Asian nation's government ha...
Oct 06, 2021
Pinterest launches new ad features to drive shopping
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Pinterest will roll out new features for brands to promote products and ideas to users, the digital pinboard company said Wednesday, part of an effort to grow online shoppin...
Oct 06, 2021
A Chilean tree holds hope for new vaccines – if supplies last
By Aislinn Laing and Allison Martell CASABLANCA, Chile (Reuters) - Down a dusty farm track in Chilean wine country, behind a wooden gate wrapped in chains, forestry experts are nursing a plantation of...
Oct 06, 2021
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