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Thirteen groups oppose two Big Tech antitrust bills before U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirteen organizations, many allied with high-tech companies, wrote to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Monday urging lawmakers to vote against two of the most far-reaching...
Jun 21, 2021
Myanmar’s COVID-19 cases hit highest since coup
(Reuters) - Myanmar's junta-controlled health ministry reported 595 cases of COVID-19 on Monday as daily infections hit the highest since the army seized power in a coup that prompted many medical wor...
Jun 21, 2021
Lithuanian govt readies support for companies hit by sanctions on Belarus
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Lithuanian government stands ready to provide support to its enterprises as they get hit by European sanctions on Belarus, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Si...
Jun 21, 2021
Brazil mulls law to track indirect cattle suppliers, drivers of deforestation
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government will propose a new law to track indirect cattle suppliers that sell animals to giant meat producers, including JBS SA and Marfrig SA, as certain ranchers...
Jun 21, 2021
UK records 10,633 new COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 10,633 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, up from the 9,284 the day before, the government said in its daily statistical update. A further five people died...
Jun 21, 2021
Britain adds three Myanmar entities to sanctions list
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain added three Myanmar entities to its sanctions list on Monday: a state-owned pearl firm, a timber company, and the 'State Administration Council' which runs the functions of ...
Jun 21, 2021
Sotheby’s diamond auction marks another bitcoin milestone
(Reuters) - A rare pear-shaped diamond that is expected to fetch up to $15 million can be bought at auction next month using cryptocurrencies, Sotheby's announced on Monday. Sotheby's said it would be...
Jun 21, 2021
Irish wealth fund set to invest further in pandemic-hit sectors
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's sovereign wealth fund is involved in discussions with a number companies in the hardest hit sectors such as travel in need of further investment to help them survive the C...
Jun 21, 2021
EU farming policy failing to fight climate change, auditors say
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's huge subsidy programme for agriculture is failing to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from farming, despite 100 billion euros of such subsidies...
Jun 21, 2021
U.S., Canada, UK, EU call on Belarus government to end “repressive practices”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Canada, Britain and the European Union on Monday called in a joint statement on the Belarusian government "to end its repressive practices against its own peo...
Jun 21, 2021
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