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Taliban launch major offensives in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents have conducted a wave of offensives in Afghanistan's north in recent days, moving beyond their southern strongholds as international forces withdraw. The United Na...
Jun 22, 2021
The final frontier: doing laundry in space
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Ever wondered how astronauts aboard the International Space Station do their laundry? Well, they don't, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is ...
Jun 22, 2021
McDonald’s to launch loyalty program across U.S. in July
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Tuesday its U.S. loyalty program would be available across the country at participating restaurants from July 8. The burger chain started testing its MyMcDonald's R...
Jun 22, 2021
SiFive aims to challenge Arm with new tech, pairs with Intel on effort
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - SiFive Inc on Tuesday released a new computing chip design that aims to challenge Arm Ltd's dominance in smartphone chips and said it would pair with Intel Corp's factori...
Jun 22, 2021
Caixabank to reduce planned job cuts by 1,300 following strike
By Jess Aguado and Cristina Galan MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Caixabank on Tuesday offered to reduce the number of job cuts by more than 1,300 from its initial plan of nearly 8,300 layoffs as thousands...
Jun 22, 2021
U.N. Afghanistan envoy warns of Taliban offensive
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said on Tuesday the Taliban has taken more than 50 of 370 districts in the country since May, warning that increased conflict "mean...
Jun 22, 2021
Hungary central bank leads EU pack with first post-COVID rate hike
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) raised its base rate by 30 basis points to 0.9% on Tuesday, slightly exceeding forecasts, to tackle rising price pressures am...
Jun 22, 2021
Bitcoin sinks below $30,000 for first time since January
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell below $30,000 for the first time in nearly five months as China's latest crackdown on cryptocurrencies weighed. The world's largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 6.4% ...
Jun 22, 2021
Factbox: India’s new e-commerce rules that could jolt foreign, local players
By Abhirup Roy and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's proposed changes to consumer rules for the e-commerce sector could be hugely disruptive for some of the country's biggest online shopping web...
Jun 22, 2021
In the history of the U.S., this has only happened five times. What is it?
June 22, 2021 Q: In the history of the U.S., this has only happened five times. What is it? A: Only five U.S. presidents have had beards.
Jun 22, 2021
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