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Botswana unearths world’s third largest diamond
GABORONE (Reuters) - A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's D...
Jun 16, 2021
German minister in talks with Tesla over sharing supercharger network
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's transport minister is trying to convince Tesla to open its network of superchargers to other carmakers to make it easier for drivers of electric vehicles to charge. And...
Jun 16, 2021
Google must face shareholder lawsuit claiming it hid security risks
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit in which shareholders of Google parent Alphabet Inc accused Google of misleading them by concealing security vulnerabilities, including ...
Jun 16, 2021
Biden administration reviewing judge’s order to resume drilling auctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said on Wednesday her department was reviewing a federal court's decision that it must resume auctioning oil and gas leases on federal acreag...
Jun 16, 2021
Yellen says U.S. may decouple to some extent from China to protect security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said she expects the United States to decouple in some areas from China to protect its national security, but she would worry a...
Jun 16, 2021
EU assessment of banks banned from bonds sales to be done very soon – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will make an assessment of banks it banned from EU Recovery Fund bond issuance very soon, which could see lenders re-admitted to the process, sources famil...
Jun 16, 2021
Olympics-U.S. name McDowell and Knibb in triathlon team for Tokyo
(Reuters) - The United States will look to Kevin McDowell and Morgan Pearson to end an Olympic podium shutout in the triathlon after USA Triathlon named its lineup for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday. Mc...
Jun 16, 2021
Facebook says it removed fake Ethiopia account network ahead of election
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had removed a network of fake accounts in Ethiopia targeting domestic users ahead of next week's elections, which it linked to indiv...
Jun 16, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine access, not acceptance, key issue in Americas-PAHO
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - The primary issue with COVID-19 vaccination in the Americas is access to doses, not acceptance of vaccine efficacy, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ...
Jun 16, 2021
Plane crash in eastern Congo kills three, says governor
KAVUMU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A small plane crashed shortly after take-off in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, killing all three people on board, the region's gove...
Jun 16, 2021
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