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UK PM Johnson says British warship was acting legally
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday a British warship was acting legally in international waters after a confrontation with the Russian military off the coast of Ru...
Jun 24, 2021
U.S. targets five Chinese companies over alleged forced labour in Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has banned U.S. imports and restricted exports involving five Chinese companies over alleged forced labor involving Uyghurs and other Muslim minority gr...
Jun 24, 2021
Apartment fire causes $200K in damage
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to an apartment fire in the 5400 block of W. Hay Meadow Lane. Crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the second ...
Jun 24, 2021
Bank of England sees inflation peaking at over 3% before falling back
LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England increased its forecast for inflation to rise further above its 2% target, saying it was now likely to peak above 3% but that would only be for a "temporary period...
Jun 24, 2021
Brazil’s consumer confidence rises to 7-month high in June – FGV
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Consumer confidence in Brazil rose in June to a seven-month high, a survey indicated on Thursday, a third consecutive increase as households looked to brighter economic prospects ...
Jun 24, 2021
Explainer-IAEA’s monitoring deal with Iran that expires on June 24
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran have a temporary agreement on monitoring Iran's atomic activities that expires on Thursday. If it is not extended, wider negoti...
Jun 24, 2021
Lilly to seek accelerated FDA approval for Alzheimer’s drug this year
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly and Co said on Thursday it will apply for U.S. health regulator's accelerated approval for its experimental Alzheimer's drug this year, sending its shares up about 8% before the b...
Jun 24, 2021
Microsoft to unveil first new Windows in six years
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will show off on Thursday the first major revamp of its Windows operating system since 2015. The software that turned Microsoft into a household name and d...
Jun 24, 2021
Lawyer saw no sign that software mogul McAfee would kill himself
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee's lawyer said on Thursday he had seen no sign before the entrepreneur's death in a Spanish prison that he would take his own ...
Jun 24, 2021
Dutch PM says won’t take part in summit with Russia’s Putin
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday he was not against the heads of the European Union's joint institutions holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin but...
Jun 24, 2021
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