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Oman urges Israel to create independent Palestinian state
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman's foreign minister told his Israeli counterpart he hopes Israel's new government will take concrete steps towards creating an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem a...
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IBM explores AI tools to spot, cut bias in online ad targeting
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - IBM Corp is developing tools that would ensure online advertising algorithms do not unfairly show ads to only specific groups such as mostly men or wealthy people, aiming to...
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Archaeologist discovers 6,000 year-old island settlement off Croatian coast
LUMBARDA, Croatia (Reuters) - Archaeologist Mate Parica was examining satellite images of Croatia's coastline when he spotted something unusual. "I thought: maybe it is natural, maybe not," said Paric...
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Cybersecurity startup Illumio raises $225 million, valued at about $2.8 billion
(Reuters) - Illumio said on Thursday it raised $225 million in a funding round led by private equity firm Thoma Bravo that valued the cybersecurity startup at $2.75 billion. The pandemic has driven up...
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Canadian exporter confidence rebounds to 20-year high – EDC index
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Confidence among Canadian exporters has surged to its highest level in more than 20 years, amid mounting optimism that a sustained global economic recovery is underway, a survey by ...
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U.S. Senate panel to vote on gun control advocate to lead firearms enforcement agency
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will vote on whether to advance the nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman, President Joe Biden's cho...
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Afrigen gears up to deliver Africa’s first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Afrigen Biologics expects a decision in mid-July on partners to produce Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine using the mRNA platform, the South African start-up's man...
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U.S. no longer sees Taiwan as a problem in China ties, official says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States no longer sees Taiwan as a problem in its relations with China, but as an opportunity to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thurs...
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Kremlin views idea for EU summit with Putin “positively”
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin backs an idea to restore dialogue and contacts between Moscow and the European Union, the Kremlin said on Thursday, after France and Germany propose...
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Blinken visit to pope will reset U.S.-Vatican ties after Trump years
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The last time a U.S. secretary of state visited the Vatican, the diplomatic sparks flew and Pope Francis declined to receive Mike Pompeo. When Antony Blinke...
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