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Activision Blizzard shareholders approve $68.7 billion Microsoft deal
(Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc said on Thursday that its shareholders approved Microsoft Corp's $68.7 billion proposal to buy the "Call of Duty" maker. More than 98% of the sh...
Apr 28, 2022
Snap pushes into augmented reality shopping, unveils flying camera
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Snap Inc will roll out new features to make it easier for brands to create augmented reality shopping experiences on its Snapchat app as well as a flying camera, the company...
Apr 28, 2022
Analysis-Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse
By Judicael Yongo, Tom Wilson and Rachel Savage BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic's adoption of bitcoin, while many of the world's largest economies stay wary of it, has puzzled the cryptocu...
Apr 28, 2022
Canada to lift blood donation ban on sexually active gay, bisexual men
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada said on Thursday it is lifting a ban on blood donations from sexually active men who have sex with men, first imposed decades ago, as part of an effor...
Apr 28, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter stake purchase under FTC scrutiny – The Information
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's initial 9% stake purchase in Twitter Inc is being probed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), The Information reported on Thursday. The FTC is looki...
Apr 28, 2022
Accident in Peoria claims life of East Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. – Details are being released about an accident that happened early Saturday morning in Peoria and killed a passenger. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the rollover crash hap...
Apr 28, 2022
Crews work to resolve water distribution issue in Chillicothe
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s still not entirely clear exactly when public works officials in Chillicothe will resolve an ongoing water distribution issue. Thousands of customers in Chillicothe are ...
Apr 28, 2022
Gizmodo-publisher G/O Media acquires business news site Quartz
(Reuters) - Gizmodo publisher G/O Media Inc is acquiring Quartz, the business news site said in an internal memo on Thursday, the latest in a series of consolidations in digital media. Financial terms...
Apr 28, 2022
Russia bans entry to nearly 600 Canadians including Trudeau and Freeland
(Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it was imposing entry bans on nearly 600 Canadian nationals including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for what it called "hostile actions" by the country's leadership...
Apr 28, 2022
Ex-Georgian leader who lost war against Russia thinks Ukraine will prevail
TBILISI (Reuters) - Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia who fought and lost a short war against Russia to reclaim renegade regions, says Ukraine will defeat Moscow and has hailed Ukra...
Apr 28, 2022
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