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Twitter begins testing shopping feature on brand profile pages
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will begin allowing businesses to showcase products for sale at the top of their profile page, the social networking company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to gr...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. Homeland Security Department imposes employee mask mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said all of its employees, regardless of vaccination status, will need to wear a mask indoors and physically distance. The ...
Jul 28, 2021
Analysis-Pandemics & protests: Unrest grips developing countries
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - From Tunisia and South Africa to Colombia, social unrest is sweeping through developing countries, a reminder of income inequalities that have deepened during th...
Jul 28, 2021
India contests Cambodia’s claim of buffalo meat infected with COVID-19
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India on Wednesday contested Cambodia's claims that Indian buffalo meat was infected with COVID-19, saying it exports the meat only after getting COVID-free certification. Cambodia ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Beach Volleyball-U.S.’ Gibb-Bourne improve from ‘C+ to a B-‘ to advance
TOKYO (Reuters) - A last-minute change in an Olympic beach volleyball pairing might throw some teams off, but Americans Jacob Gibb and Tri Bourne have gelled well as evidenced by a victory in their se...
Jul 28, 2021
Russian businessmen, HarperCollins reach agreement over Putin book, lawyer says
LONDON (Reuters) - A lawyer acting for Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Pyotr Aven said on Wednesday that Harper Collins had reached an agreement with them and agreed to issue an apology over a...
Jul 28, 2021
Vonovia says keeps options open on Deutsche Wohnen as it raises stake
By Alexander Hbner and Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -Real estate giant Vonovia said on Wednesday it was keeping all options open regarding Deutsche Wohnen after it secured control of nea...
Jul 28, 2021
California urges power conservation in heat wave, prices soar
(Reuters) - U.S. power prices for Wednesday jumped as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape another heat wave, prompting the California electric grid operator to urge conservation. ...
Jul 28, 2021
EU watchdog Irish agency must decide on WhatsApp case in a month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on Facebook's WhatsApp, saying that national enforcers' object...
Jul 28, 2021
Cyber insurance rates fail to match catastrophe risk-Chubb CEO
(Reuters) - Rising prices of insurance against cyber attacks fail to take account of the potential catastrophic effects of a widespread attack, Chubb Ltd. Chief Executive Evan Greenberg said on Wednes...
Jul 28, 2021
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