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Russia raises key rate to 6.5% in sharpest move since 2014
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank increased its key interest rate to 6.5% on Friday, delivering its sharpest rate hike since late 2014 amid stubbornly high inflation, and indicated that further...
Jul 23, 2021
Migrant boat carrying 45 people sinks south of Turkey – ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A migrant boat carrying 45 people has sunk to the south of Turkey, and Turkish naval ships and an aircraft are carrying out search and rescue operations, the defence ministry said...
Jul 23, 2021
A Bloodhound Mary please bartender, and one for my dog
LONDON (Reuters) - A bar in London is serving up drinks to a new breed of booze hounds, offering "puptails" such as a Bloodhound Mary or Barkarita to dogs brought along by their owners for a drink. "I...
Jul 23, 2021
Honeywell raises full-year targets after profit beats on aerospace strength
(Reuters) -Honeywell International on Friday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecasts, helped by improving sales in its aerospace unit as air travel rebounds...
Jul 23, 2021
As Spain swelters and COVID cases grow, pool renting app thrives
By Silvio Castellanos and Michael Gore ARROYOMOLINOS, Spain (Reuters) - A cooling dip in the mid-July swelter of central Spain no longer requires owning a private pool, or risking COVID-19 contagion a...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Organisers grappling with COVID testing kit shortfall – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympics organisers are grappling with a shortage of COVID-19 testing kits needed for their daily testing programme, with competitors staying at the athletes' village in Tokyo not te...
Jul 23, 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber opens Drury Lane theatre after $80-million revamp
LONDON (Reuters) - British musical impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber re-opens his Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Friday after a two-year $80-million restoration, aiming to keep the historic cultural site op...
Jul 23, 2021
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito to open Olympics, reprising grandfather’s role
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Naruhito is set to declare the opening of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, reprising the role of his grandfather who opened the last Tokyo Olympics in 1...
Jul 23, 2021
White House sees YouTube, Facebook as ‘Judge, Jury & Executioner’ on vaccine misinformation
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation abou...
Jul 23, 2021
Explainer-Understanding structural EV batteries
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - The newest generation of structural batteries for electric vehicles comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. Structural battery packs are so called because they are designed...
Jul 23, 2021
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