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U.S. Justice Department to launch new effort to crack down on firearms trafficking
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is launching a new strike force aimed at cracking down on illegal firearms trafficking, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on...
Jun 22, 2021
Labor union Teamsters to vote towards unionizing Amazon workers
(Reuters) - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor union in the U.S. and Canada, said on Tuesday it is set to vote for a resolution to unionize workers at Amazon.com Inc by creating an Am...
Jun 22, 2021
Americans want voting to be easier, also worry about election fraud
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans want to make it easier to vote but most adults also favor strict voter identification laws and remain concerned about election fraud, Reuters/Ipsos polling...
Jun 22, 2021
Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine effective against variants found in India
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, first identified in India, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, citing a study. The study by Oxford...
Jun 22, 2021
Former Swiss board member convicted of insider trading
ZURICH (Reuters) - An ex-board member at Swiss and German companies was found guilty of insider trading and qualified corporate espionage, Swiss state TV reported on Tuesday, a rare instance in Switze...
Jun 22, 2021
Facebook expands Shops to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce updates
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook Inc is expanding its "Shops" feature to messaging app WhatsApp and to Facebook Marketplace, the company said on Tuesday as it announced changes to its commer...
Jun 22, 2021
Twitter opens applications to test new content subscription features
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said Tuesday it will seek applications from users who want to be the first to test new content subscription and ticketing features, as the social platform works ...
Jun 22, 2021
Extreme weather to push property insurance higher -Hippo CEO
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) - Extreme weather events and shortage of labour and materials for repairs will push property insurance rates higher in the next several years, the chi...
Jun 22, 2021
Self-driving car tech firm Quanergy in China-backed SPAC deal to go public
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - Quanergy Systems Inc, a supplier of self-driving car technology, said on Tuesday it will go public through a merger with Chinese blank-check company CITIC Capital Acquisition ...
Jun 22, 2021
World Bank commits to annual reports on climate action plan
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday agreed to boost the amount of money it spends to tackle climate change to 35% from a previous target of 28% and to release annual prog...
Jun 22, 2021
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