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Facebook and Instagram will invest over $1 billion in content creators
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc will invest over $1 billion to support content creators through the end of 2022, the social media giant said Wednesday, as it aims to compete with platforms like TikTok and Yo...
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Risk of ‘catastrophic’ coronavirus surge in Middle East – WHO
CAIRO (Reuters) - A surge of coronavirus cases in several Middle Eastern countries could have dire consequences, aggravated by the spread of the Delta variant and low vaccine availability, the World H...
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Peoria City Council discusses ongoing gun violence
PEORIA, Ill. — Violence in Peoria has been a main topic of conversation, especially after the 17th homicide of the year occurred Monday. Council member Denise Jackson, of the 1st District, addre...
Dalton Kemper Jul 14, 2021
Over two million Americans sign up for Obamacare under Biden drive
(Reuters) - More than two million Americans have signed up for an Obamacare health insurance plan during a special enrollment period opened by President Joe Biden during the COVID-19 pandemic, accordi...
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German privacy body probes German lab’s use of BGI prenatal tests
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - One of Germany's regional data protection regulators on Wednesday said it was probing lab operator Eluthia GmbH's use of Chinese gene company BGI Group's prenatal blood tests and...
Syndicated Content Jul 14, 2021
Netherlands to reimpose work-from-home as infections soar – Rutte
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will reimpose work-from-home guidelines due to soaring COVID-19 infections, just weeks after lifting them, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told parliament on Wedn...
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Over 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon, says landmark report
By Stephen Eisenhammer and Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO/BOGOTA (Reuters) - More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest - 3...
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Tencent-backed analytics firm Amplitude confidentially files for direct listing
(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd-backed Amplitude said on Wednesday it had confidentially filed paperwork for a direct listing in the United States, just a month after a funding round valued the analy...
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Exclusive-Canada to back Pratt & Whitney turboprop hybrid engine technology -sources
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada is expected to announce government support for Pratt & Whitney to bring a hybrid engine to first flight, as the country eyes a broader role in developing...
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Britain, EU must use caution in new online rules – UN
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Britain and other countries drawing up legislation to regulate online content - including racist abuse - must avoid overly broad definitions and over-reliance o...
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