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Hopes for quake survivors dwindle as storm lashes Haiti
By Laura Gottesdiener and Ricardo Arduengo LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Heavy rains lashed Haiti on Tuesday night, complicating rescue efforts and drenching thousands left homeless by a devastating ea...
Aug 17, 2021
Euro zone growth confirmed at 2% in Q2, employment rises
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew 2% in the second quarter, the European Union statistics office said on Tuesday, confirming its earlier reading as the easing of c...
Aug 17, 2021
UK’s Johnson wants to discuss Afghanistan with G7 as soon as possible
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to hold a virtual meeting of Group of Seven leaders at the earliest opportunity to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, his office said after t...
Aug 17, 2021
Prototype military transport aircraft crashes in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A prototype Ilyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft with three people on board crashed during a test flight in the Moscow region on Tuesday, its manufacturer United Aircraft Cor...
Aug 17, 2021
MLB roundup: Joey Votto notches 2,000th hit in Reds’ victory
Jonathan India homered and drove in a career-high five runs while Wade Miley threw seven scoreless innings as the Cincinnati Reds sent the visiting Chicago Cubs to their 12th straight loss, 14-5, Mond...
Aug 17, 2021
Thousands of Afghan rights workers at risk – UN
GENEVA (Reuters) -The top United Nations human rights official expressed fear on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of Afghans who have worked on human rights issues, while the U.N. refugee agency ca...
Aug 17, 2021
Russia starts military drills in Tajikistan -I’fax quoting officials
MOSCOW (Reuters) - About 1,000 Russian troops have started a month-long exercise in Tajikistan, a week after concluding the previous drills, Interfax quoted officials from Russia's central military di...
Aug 17, 2021
Pandora jewellery sales top pre-pandemic levels as U.S. shoppers splash out
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish jewellery maker Pandora said on Tuesday that a strong performance in the United States spurred rapid sales growth in the second quarter but sales in China fell. Pandora, ...
Aug 17, 2021
BHP to sell oil, gas arm to Australia’s Woodside in $28 billion merger
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group has agreed to sell its petroleum business to Woodside Petroleum in a merger to create a top 10 independent oil and gas company worth A$38.5 billion ($28 ...
Aug 17, 2021
Cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda raises $263 million at $4.1 billion valuation
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Austrian cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda said on Tuesday it had raised $263 million at a valuation of $4.1 billion in a funding round led by Valar Ventures, ...
Aug 17, 2021
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