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“DeFi” crime hits record high in first 7 months of 2021 -CipherTrace
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Losses from theft, hacks, and fraud in "decentralized finance" or DeFi, a thriving segment in the cryptocurrency sector, hit an all-time high in the fi...
Aug 10, 2021
New Bulgaria polls loom after ITN party gives up on forming government
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's largest political grouping gave up efforts to lead a minority government on Tuesday following a razor-thin victory in last month's parliamentary elect...
Aug 10, 2021
Pop-up shelter treats animals displaced by Greece wildfires
By Louiza Vradi ATHENS (Reuters) - In an abandoned quarry in Athens, volunteers are treating hundreds of animals displaced or injured by wildfires that swept through suburbs north of the capital last ...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. gives Myanmar $50 million in aid as humanitarian crisis worsens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it was giving Myanmar more than $50 million in aid as surging COVID-19 infections worsened a humanitarian crisis in the Southeast Asian country...
Aug 10, 2021
Google restricts ad targeting of under-18s
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is blocking ad targeting based on the age, gender or interests of people under 18, the company said on Tuesday. It also said it would turn off ...
Aug 10, 2021
Myanmar army attacks medics, hampering COVID response, rights groups say
(Reuters) - Myanmar's army carried out at least 252 attacks and threats against health workers since a Feb. 1 coup, killing at least 25 medics and hampering the response to a resurgent outbreak of COV...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. actress Christina Applegate diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
(Reuters) - Emmy-winning U.S. actress Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), and described her condition as a "tough road". "A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It'...
Aug 10, 2021
Amid COVID, 2.5 million people sign up for U.S. health insurance -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two and a half million people so far have bought health insurance through the online marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act after the Biden administration allowed more ...
Aug 10, 2021
Mexico says to receive up to 8.5 million COVID-19 vaccines from U.S
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday the U.S. government will in the coming weeks send Mexico 3.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by drugmake...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. productivity growth slows in the second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. worker productivity growth slowed in the second quarter, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at a...
Aug 10, 2021
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