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BlockFi in talks to raise funding at about $5 billion valuation – The Information
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrency startup BlockFi is in late-stage talks with new and existing investors to raise funding at a valuation of about $5 billion, the Information reported on Tuesday. New York-bas...
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Mexico bans influential ex-minister from holding public office
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Former Mexican Cabinet minister Luis Videgaray has been banned from holding jobs or positions in public service for 10 years for failing to properly disclose his assets while i...
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Portugal to welcome vaccinated U.S. tourists, hopes to salvage summer
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will allow vaccinated U.S. tourists into the country, which is trying to salvage its summer holiday season that has been badly affected by the pandemic. ...
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State COVID roundup 6/8: another count under 800
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In total, 365 Illinoisans between Monday and Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus. 11 died from related complications. 791 people as of Monday night were in hospital beds ...
Jeremy Scott Jun 08, 2021
Belarus introduces prison sentences for taking part in protests
(Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday signed into law prison sentences for people taking part in protests or insulting state officials, part of an unprecedented crackdown by...
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Israel to permit right-wing march through Jerusalem’s Old City
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli officials said on Tuesday that they will allow a far-right march through Jerusalem's Old City to go ahead, a day after scrapping the event over fears it would rekindle fi...
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Olympics-Eiffel Tower turns flag-bearer for Paris 2024 ahead of Tokyo handover
(Reuters) - A massive Paris 2024 flag was unfurled at the top of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday as the French capital stepped up its preparations for the handover ceremony at the end of the Tokyo Olympic...
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U.S. to Iran: mess with IAEA monitoring and put talks on deal at risk
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States told Iran on Tuesday that it must let the U.N. atomic agency continue to monitor its activities, as laid out in an agreement that has been exten...
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Volkswagen weighs autonomous driving from 7 euros an hour
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen is considering offering autonomous driving on a pay-per-use basis, one of the brand's board members said in a newspaper interview. "Regarding autonomous driving we can...
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Blinken casts doubt on methodology of coronavirus lab-leak report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken cast doubt on Tuesday on the methodology of a report on the origins of COVID-19 cited by the Wall Street Journal that concluded the hypoth...
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