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Biden to sign Juneteenth bill, creating holiday marking U.S. slavery’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Thursday afternoon to make June 19 a federal holiday commemorating the end of the legal enslavement of Black Americans. The...
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Motor racing-Mercedes modify Hamilton’s ‘magic’ button after Baku blow
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Mercedes have modified a 'magic button' on Lewis Hamilton's steering wheel to prevent a repeat of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix error that cost the seven times world champion t...
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UK reports biggest daily rise in COVID cases since Feb. 19
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported its biggest daily rise in new cases of COVID-19 in nearly four months, government figures showed on Thursday, after 11,007 new infections were recorded, up from 9,0...
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Reactions to U.S. Supreme Court rejection of Republican challenge to Obamacare law
(Reuters) - Politicians and others with a stake in the expanded healthcare policy known as Obamacare reacted to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday rejecting a Republican Party challenge: RON KL...
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Demands of copyright trolls must be reasonable, EU’s top court rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Copyright trolls can turn to EU rules to demand compensation for infringed works on peer-to-peer networks but only if their requests are proportionate, Europe's to...
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Soccer-Damsgaard replaces Eriksen in Denmark lineup against Belgium
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Mikkel Damsgaard has been handed the difficult role of stepping into Christian Eriksen's shoes in Denmark's lineup while Kevin De Bruyne is only on the bench for Belgium in thei...
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U.S. FCC votes to launch further crackdown on Huawei, ZTE equipment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 4-0 Thursday to advance a plan to end installation of equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies...
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Ford to buy EV charging management platform Electriphi
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it would acquire Electriphi, which provides charging management and fleet monitoring software for electric vehicles, as the carmaker aims to electrify 40% of...
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Rolls-Royce outlines plans for net zero emissions by 2050
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce, which makes engines for planes and ships, outlined plans to reach net zero emissions by 2050 through investing more in decarbonising technologies and, in the ...
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Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's founding president and liberation hero, has died aged 97 at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia, his son Kambarage said o...
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