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Consumer Reports says Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ software lacks safeguards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer Reports said Tuesday that Tesla Inc's "Full Self-Driving" software lacks safeguards and raised concerns the system's use on public roads puts the public at risk citing ...
Jul 20, 2021
White House official was infected with COVID-19, has mild symptoms: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19 off site and has mild symptoms but was not found to have had close contacts with White House principals or s...
Jul 20, 2021
Boxing-Joshua to fight Usyk at Tottenham Stadium in September
LONDON (Reuters) - Anthony Joshua will defend his world heavyweight titles against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sept. 25, the Premier League club said on Tue...
Jul 20, 2021
Russia’s Mir card payment system connects to Apple Pay
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's card payment system Mir, which was set up in 2015 after the West imposed sanctions on Moscow, is now connected to Apple Pay, the card issuer said on Tuesday. More than 95 m...
Jul 20, 2021
Inquiry recommends delay to South African local government elections
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An inquiry recommended on Tuesday delaying local government elections planned in South Africa on Oct. 27, saying it doubted they can be free or fair during the coronavirus pan...
Jul 20, 2021
Frosts hit Brazil’s cane, coffee and orange crops, says weather expert
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Frosts hit crops including sugar cane, coffee and orange in the center-south region of Brazil on Tuesday, according to a report by a Rural Clima meteorologist. Marco ...
Jul 20, 2021
Russia sees security upside in Taliban’s north Afghanistan gains – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia views Taliban gains in northern Afghanistan as having a security upside because the group is hostile to what Moscow regards as more dangerous Islamist extremists, a senior Ru...
Jul 20, 2021
Spain’s Democratic Memory bill to honour dictatorship victims
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government on Tuesday approved a new "Democratic Memory" bill to tackle the legacy of General Francisco Franco's 1939-1975 dictatorship and the civil war that preceded i...
Jul 20, 2021
Britain’s COVID-19 cases up by nearly 41% over past week
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has reported 46,558 new cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Tuesday, meaning the rise in cases between July 14 and July 20 stood at 40.7% compared with the previous...
Jul 20, 2021
In Rio, a 4-year-old girl clears plastic waste from the ocean
By Sebastian Rocandio (Reuters) - Nina Gomes is no average environmentalist. With bright pink goggles and just 4 years old, she picks trash with her father from the water along the beaches of Rio de J...
Jul 20, 2021
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