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Kremlin critic Navalny’s website blocked by Russian regulator
(Corrects date of court ruling in second paragraph) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's website, navalny.com, his team said on ...
Jul 26, 2021
U.S., China diplomats hold ‘frank and open’ discussion -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No. 2 U.S. diplomat Wendy Sherman held "frank and open" talks with her Chinese counterpart, State Councillor Wang Yi, on Monday, raising human rights concerns and the cases of A...
Jul 26, 2021
Jane Campion, Kristen Stewart’s turn as Diana headline Venice film fest
MILAN (Reuters) - Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog", Pedro Almodovar's "Parallel Mothers" and Kristen Stewart's turn as Princess Diana in "Spencer" are among the titles vying for the top prize at ...
Jul 26, 2021
Telecom firm Lumen to sell Latin America business for $2.7 billion
(Reuters) -Telecom company Lumen Technologies said on Monday it would sell its Latin American business to private equity firm Stonepeak for $2.7 billion. The business will operate as an independent, U...
Jul 26, 2021
ABB sells Dodge transmission business to RBC Bearings for $2.9 billion
ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB will sell its Dodge power transmission unit to RBC Bearings Inc in a $2.9 billion deal, the Swiss engineering and technology company said on Monday. The deal is the first major ...
Jul 26, 2021
Thailand reports record COVID-19 cases with focus on vaccinations
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday reported 15,376 coronavirus cases, a record number for a second consecutive day, amid public criticism over the pace of the country's vaccination rollout that ha...
Jul 26, 2021
Chinese parents fret after government bans for-profit tutoring firms
By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Anxious Chinese parents were rushing to hire private tutors to help their children navigate a fiercely competitive education system after the government ...
Jul 26, 2021
UK digital bank Starling buys lender Fleet Mortgages
LONDON (Reuters) -British digital bank Starling said on Monday it has acquired specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a 50 million pound ($68.93 million) cash and share deal. Starlin...
Jul 26, 2021
Philip Morris to end Marlboro cigarette sales in UK within a decade
(Reuters) - Tobacco group Philip Morris International will stop selling Marlboro cigarettes in Britain within a decade, its chief executive told https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9822189/Tobacc...
Jul 26, 2021
Lockheed second quarter profit misses even as space business boosts sales
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Monday its space business boosted revenues in the latest quarter, but a classified aeronautics development program ...
Jul 26, 2021
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