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Boston Dynamics’ backflipping robot shows off new ‘parkour’ routine
(Reuters) - Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot, Atlas, has been showing off its new skill, parkour or free running atop and over obstacles. A new video released on Tuesday shows Atlas leaping over obstac...
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Purdue’s Sackler: family has ‘responsibility’ to help curb opioid crisis but wants liability shields
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - A member of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma testified on Tuesday that his family bears a "moral responsibility" to help abate the U.S. opioid crisis but said ...
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Canadian lumber producers to shed lofty profit gains as demand recedes
By Rithika Krishna (Reuters) - North American timber producers are expected to see a dip in current-quarter profit after lumber demand for do-it-yourself home projects decreased following the easing o...
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Amen to that: Norway’s wealth fund boss preaches sustainable finance in church
By Gwladys Fouche ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) - Nicolai Tangen broke new ground as the head of Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday by preaching on the virtues of sustainable capitali...
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Taliban show conciliatory face at first Kabul news conference
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday, promising to respect the rights of women, seek good relations with other countries and not to extract retri...
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France registers more than 100 deaths from Covid in a day again
PARIS (Reuters) - France registered 111 deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals on Tuesday, the first time since June 1 that the daily toll was more than 100, health ministry data showed. The new figures to...
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The Andersons to pay debt, invest in core units after rail business sale
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. grain handler The Andersons plans to use $550 million from the sale of its rail leasing business to pay down debt and invest in sustainable farming and low carbo...
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Two former police officers reject plea offers in Jan. 6 case
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two former police officers from Rocky Mount, Virginia, have rejected initial plea deal offers by the U.S. Justice Department to resolve charges stemming from t...
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Paralympics-Female Afghan athlete makes plea for help to get to Tokyo
By Iain Axon LONDON (Reuters) - Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi made a plea for help on Tuesday as she sought to escape Kabul and revive her shattered dream of becoming the country's first female compe...
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GM workers’ historic vote in Mexico tests new trade deal
By Daina Beth Solomon SILAO, Mexico (Reuters) - General Motors employee Mari says that for the past decade, she has felt powerless to demand higher pay at the plant in central Mexico that cranks out h...
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