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Factbox-States using ID.me, rival identity check tools for jobless claims
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Twenty-seven U.S. states are using identity proofing service ID.me, which compares selfies to official photo documentation, to vet whether jobless applicants are who they sa...
Jul 22, 2021
Anger over COVID rules gives new impetus to France’s Yellow Vests
By Caroline Pailliez and Clotaire Achi TREMBLAY-EN-FRANCE, France (Reuters) - Working from his one-room apartment near Paris airport, Jerome Rodrigues has been trying to re-invigorate a Yellow Vest pr...
Jul 22, 2021
Factbox-Five ways fraudsters try to claim U.S. unemployment benefits
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - The U.S. government's preliminary "conservative" estimates show improper unemployment benefits payments during the pandemic could exceed $87 billion nationwide. Here are som...
Jul 22, 2021
Exclusive-AerCap to win unconditional EU okay for $30 billion GE deal – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Irish aircraft leasing company AerCap is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for General Electric's aircraft leasing business,...
Jul 22, 2021
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar forces 54,000 people to flee, official says
By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Attacks by Tigrayan forces in Ethiopia's Afar region have forced more than 54,000 people from their homes, an official said on Thursday, as ten...
Jul 22, 2021
Russian Olympic chief sees daughter carry on family tradition in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the head of Russia's Olympic Committee, beamed with pride as he posed alongside his daughter Sofia, a fencer who has arrived in Tokyo to continue the family's O...
Jul 22, 2021
Azerbaijan extends COVID-19 quarantine restrictions until September
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan extended its quarantine restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 until Sept. 1, the government said on Thursday. The restrictions mean the borders of the South Caucasus...
Jul 22, 2021
With more LGBTQ athletes than ever, Games put focus on Japan
By Pak Yiu and Andrew Bibee TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 160 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer athletes are due to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, making this year's Games th...
Jul 22, 2021
TEXT-Lagarde’s statement after ECB policy meeting
(Reuters) - Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday: Link to statement on ECB website: https://www.ecb.europa...
Jul 22, 2021
Spending to fight U.S. unemployment fraud brings boost, scrutiny to Alphabet-funded ID.me
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - An unprecedented number of people falsifying identities to claim U.S. jobless benefits during the pandemic sparked a surge in government spending to curta...
Jul 22, 2021
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