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Tunisians on the margins find escape in ram fighting
By Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - The rams stamped in the dust and charged, butting horns with a crash that drew roars from the crowd on a dusty wasteground near the Old City of Tunis, where young m...
Jun 17, 2021
Daimler speeds up shift to electric vehicles, Manager Magazin reports
LONDON (Reuters) - Daimler AG will accelerate the launch of electric cars slated for the middle of this decade while phasing out fossil-fuel versions, as it revamps its electrification strategy, Manag...
Jun 17, 2021
Russian ambassador to resume work in U.S. next week – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, will resume his duties in Washington next week after being temporarily recalled since March, Interfax cited the Russian fo...
Jun 17, 2021
Russia’s Putin says he and Biden understood each other
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin praised U.S. President Joe Biden's professionalism after returning home from their first meeting and said on Thursday the ambience of the talks was ...
Jun 17, 2021
Google’s cloud taps AMD for new service as chip wars heat up
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud on Thursday said Google will offer cloud computing services based on AMD's newest data center chip, a move like...
Jun 17, 2021
The great exit: central banks line up to dial back emergency stimulus
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is projecting a faster timetable for interest rate rises and Norway's central bank is preparing markets for four r...
Jun 17, 2021
Disneyland Paris reopens, but Mickey Mouse won’t give hugs
By Noemie Olive and Lea Guedj CHESSY, France (Reuters) - The Disneyland Paris theme park opened to visitors on Thursday after being shuttered for nearly eight months during the pandemic, but safety me...
Jun 17, 2021
Kroger lifts annual forecasts as online grocery investments click
(Reuters) - Kroger Co on Thursday raised its forecast for annual profit and topped quarterly sales estimates, as investments to improve its pickup and delivery services helped the U.S. grocer counter ...
Jun 17, 2021
Scotch but no bourbon: UK-U.S. trade truce gives dram of hope to drinks industry
LONDON (Reuters) - The drinks industry welcomed a trade truce between Britain and United States on Thursday that saw tariffs removed on Scotch whisky and most other spirits, although they called for f...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week for the first time in more than a month, but layoffs are easing amid a reopening ec...
Jun 17, 2021
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