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Qatar lets migrant activist leave after paying fine -rights group
DUBAI (Reuters) - Malcolm Bidali, a Kenyan man who has written about migrant rights in Qatar, has been allowed to leave the Gulf Arab state after being detained on charges of receiving payment to spre...
Aug 18, 2021
Swedish games firm Embracer to buy 3 companies as sales, profits grow
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Embracer, Europe's largest gaming firm by market value, said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy three new companies after posting strong sales growth in the first quarter. The Swe...
Aug 18, 2021
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...
Aug 18, 2021
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...
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...
Aug 18, 2021
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...
Aug 18, 2021
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...
Aug 18, 2021
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...
Aug 18, 2021
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...
Aug 18, 2021
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 ...
Aug 18, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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