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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: New Zealanders begin life in lockdown New Zealand's city streets were largely deserted on Wednesday as the country returned to...
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Dutch evacuation bid in Afghanistan fails amid airport chaos
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch evacuation efforts in Afghanistan were unsuccessful on Tuesday night as chaos outside Kabul airport made it impossible to get eligible people on a plane, Dutch Foreign Mini...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Baidu says 2nd-gen Kunlun AI chips enter mass production
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Baidu said on Wednesday it had begun mass-producing second-generation Kunlun artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as it races to become a key player in the chip i...
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IOC’s Bach to visit Japan, attend paralympics opening ceremony – report
TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan to attend the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, Kyodo reported. He is expected to arrive in Japan o...
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T-Mobile says hackers steal about 7.8 million postpaid customers’ personal data
(Reuters) -T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack on its systems revealed that some personal data of about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customers were com...
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Afghan turmoil shattering dream of trapped athletes is “heartbreaking” – IPC chief
By Irene Wang and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president said on Wednesday that it was sad that Afghan athletes trapped in Kabul would not be able to comp...
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French firefighters battle to contain wildfire near Saint Tropez
PARIS (Reuters) - French firefighters battled throughout the night to contain a wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez, said local government official for the region on Wednesda...
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Tennis-Vaccinated Halep says no longer afraid of COVID-19
(Reuters) - Former world number one Simona Halep says she is no longer afraid of COVID-19 after getting vaccinated and has called on others within the sport to get the vaccine to allow tennis to ease ...
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First Lufthansa plane with Afghanistan evacuees lands in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first Lufthansa plane carrying evacuees from Afghanistan landed in Frankfurt early on Wednesday with about 130 people aboard, the airline said. The Airbus A340 picked up passeng...
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Leaders of Afghan Taliban will not stay in ‘shadow of secrecy’ – group official
KABUL (Reuters) - The leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban will show themselves to the world, an official of the Islamist movement said on Wednesday, unlike during the past 20 years, when its leaders have...
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