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U.S. image among European, Asian partners improves under Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' image abroad has improved dramatically since Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as president, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 12 nations, mainly in ...
Jun 10, 2021
Payments firm Klarna’s valuation rises to $46 billion after fundraising
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish payments firm Klarna has raised $639 million from a group of investors led by SoftBank's Vision Fund II, lifting its valuation to about $46 billion ...
Jun 10, 2021
Microsoft plans to tap smart TVs, streaming devices for Xbox games
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Thursday it was working with global TV manufacturers so that gamers can play Xbox games through internet-connected televisions without any...
Jun 10, 2021
Waymo, J.B. Hunt test robo-trucks in Texas
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. truck fleet operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc and autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo will test human-supervised, self-driving trucks to deliver cargo between ...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. pushes U.N. Security Council to publicly address Ethiopia’s Tigray
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Thursday pushed for the U.N. Security Council to meet publicly on Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region, where hu...
Jun 10, 2021
Indonesia, South Africa, Mexico back G7 global tax reform proposal
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Indonesian, South African and Mexican finance ministers expressed support on Thursday for an overhaul of international tax rules to make companies pay their fair share in a more...
Jun 10, 2021
Lisbon mayor apologises over exposure of pro-Navalny activists to Moscow
By Catarina Demony and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Lisbon Mayor Fernando Medina apologised on Thursday for what he said was a "bureaucratic error" that led his city hall to share with Moscow the ...
Jun 10, 2021
UK health minister says need full investigation into COVID-19 origins
LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Matt Hancock on Thursday said that there needs to be a fully independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 that is allowed to take place without int...
Jun 10, 2021
Verizon turns on commercial private 5G in U.S.
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Verizon Business on Thursday launched its first commercially available private 5G network in the U.S. to offer businesses and government departments high-sp...
Jun 10, 2021
When it comes to romance, 19% of adults say they have definitely done THIS. What is THIS?
June 10, 2021 Q: When it comes to romance, 19% of adults say they have definitely done THIS. What is THIS? A: Made a sex playlist (music)
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