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Italy reports 67 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 3,377 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 67 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 44 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 3,377 from 2,407. Italy h...
Sep 21, 2021
Biden nominee for key China export post expects Huawei to remain blacklisted
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to a post overseeing export policy on China said on Tuesday he sees Chinese telecoms firm Huawei as a nat...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. Senate’s Schumer mulls passing election reform without Republicans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signaled to Republicans on Tuesday that if they block an upcoming election reform bill, he will look for a path around ...
Sep 21, 2021
Post Trump, U.S. Democrats offer bill to rein in presidential powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday seeking to pull back powers from the presidency, part of an ongoing effort to rein ...
Sep 21, 2021
Facebook spent over $13 billion on safety, security since 2016
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it has invested more than $13 billion in safety and security measures since 2016, days after a newspaper reported the company had failed to fix "the platform's...
Sep 21, 2021
QuantumScape partners with ‘large’ automaker to test battery prototypes
(Reuters) -U.S. battery maker QuantumScape Corp said on Tuesday it had partnered with a large automaker to evaluate prototypes of its solid-state battery cells, sending the Volkswagen AG-backed firm's...
Sep 21, 2021
Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ransomware attacks
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange over its alleged role in enabling illegal payments from ransomware att...
Sep 21, 2021
Google plans to buy office space in New York City for $2.1 billion
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc-owned Google plans to buy an office building in Manhattan for $2.1 billion, even as most of its employees work remotely and companies adopt hybrid work models. The deal for St...
Sep 21, 2021
U.N. chief grades world on vaccine rollout: ‘F in Ethics’
(Correct typo in first paragraph) By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reprimanded the world on Tuesday for the inequitable distribution of C...
Sep 21, 2021
Brazil committed to protecting environment, Bolsonaro tells U.N.; activists unconvinced
By Stephen Eisenhammer SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro struck a conciliatory tone on the environment during his speech to the United Nation's General Assembly on Tuesday, bragg...
Sep 21, 2021
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