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Israel seeks to tax disposables to reduce plastic use
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to impose a steep purchase tax on disposable utensils to discourage their use and protect the environment, government agencies said on Monday. "We are drowning in di...
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Speculators’ long Brazil real positions near record high, CFTC data shows
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Funds and speculators on U.S. futures markets are their most bullish on the Brazilian real in more than four years, data showed, attracted to the currency by the...
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‘Ridiculous’, travellers dismayed by UK quarantine measures for France
PARIS (Reuters) - Travellers about to board a train from Paris to London on the day quarantine rules in Britain were due to lapse were upset on Monday by a last-minute decision to keep them, calling i...
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Liberals in Israeli government to discuss NSO spyware with defence minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A liberal party in Israel's governing coalition said on Monday it would ask the Defence Ministry about exports of Israeli spyware that media reports have linked to hacking of pho...
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VW to end U.S. production, sales of Passat as focuses on SUVs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said Monday it will end U.S. sales and production of the Passat sedan next year, the latest shift by automakers away from cars and toward larger sport utility vehi...
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Edtech startup Go1 raises $200 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, others
(Reuters) -Australia's Go1 said on Monday it had raised $200 million in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, AirTree Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, fetching the edtech startup a valuation...
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Luminar buys one of its chip suppliers to bolster self-driving car sensor
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Luminar Technologies Inc, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Monday that it has acquired a small chipmaker that makes a key part of its sensor. Palo ...
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Nearly 20% Of Us Have Completely Stopped Doing This In The Last Year-1/2
July 19th, 2021 Q: Nearly 20% of us have completely stopped doing this in the last year and a half. A: Weighing themselves (source)
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Nokia wins first 5G radio contract in China
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia on Monday won its first 5G radio contract in China, securing a share in one of China Mobile's three new 5G contracts, while Nordic rival Ericsson lost...
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France, South Pacific nations to combat ‘predatory’ fishing as China extends reach
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France and South Pacific nations would launch a South Pacific coastguard network to counter "predatory" behaviour, which an adviser sa...
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