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Could display drones snuff out the firework?
FROME, England (Reuters) - Concerns about pollution and the environment could see drone displays - such as the one featured in the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony - replace fireworks as the light show...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Six days into the Tokyo Games, athletes are returning home
By Ilze Filks TOKYO (Reuters) - It has only been six days since the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games but already athletes are starting their return trips as strict COVID-19 measures in Japan forbid ...
Jul 28, 2021
Canada’s Shopify beats quarterly revenue expectations on online shopping boom
(Reuters) -Canada's e-commerce giant Shopify Inc beat second-quarter revenue expectations on Wednesday, on the back of a resilient online shopping trend precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shopify'...
Jul 28, 2021
Peasant roots to president: the unlikely rise of Peru’s Pedro Castillo
By Marco Aquino and Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA/CHUGUR, Peru (Reuters) - As a boy in Peru's rural north, Pedro Castillo would help collect and crush cane on his family's small farm. Now he is president of ...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S., Russia hold nuclear talks in Geneva after summit push
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Senior U.S. and Russian officials began talks on Wednesday on strategic nuclear stability, with a fresh mandate from their presidents who held a summit in Genev...
Jul 28, 2021
EU signs deal with GSK for supply of potential COVID drug
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has signed a contract with GlaxoSmithKline for the supply of up to 220,000 treatments of its investigational monoclonal antibody therapy sotrovimab against COVID...
Jul 28, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: U.S. urges vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in many places Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go bac...
Jul 28, 2021
McConnell strives to counter ‘bad advice’ to boost U.S. Republican vaccination rate
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blamed misinformation for the low rates of COVID-19 vaccination among Americans, which are fueling a rise in corona...
Jul 28, 2021
Crews battle fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s unclear what caused an early morning fire Wednesday in Peoria. Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said firefighters were called to the 500 block of Camblin Avenue around 2:4...
Jul 28, 2021
Russia’s internet giant Yandex upgrades outlook after strong Q2
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian internet giant Yandex on Wednesday reported a 34% rise in second-quarter adjusted net income compared with a year ago and raised its 2021 group revenue forecast to between 33...
Jul 28, 2021
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