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Bandit fire brings down Nigeria air force jet, pilot survives
ABUJA (Reuters) - Intense fire from bandits caused a Nigerian attack jet to crash in northwestern Zamfara State, but the pilot survived by ejecting from the aircraft, the Nigerian air force said on Mo...
Jul 19, 2021
Velodyne Lidar CEO to step down
(Reuters) -Sensor maker Velodyne Lidar Inc said on Monday Chief Executive Officer Anand Gopalan will step down at the end of the month, a little over a year after he took the helm at the company. Velo...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S.gymnast who tested positive in Tokyo was alternate, team continuing preparations
TOKYO (Reuters) - A gymnast with the U.S. women's artistic gymnastics team who tested positive was an alternate or replacement member, not a main team member, and her close contact was also an alterna...
Jul 19, 2021
Game developer Nexters secures funds for SPAC-enabled Nasdaq listing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Video game developer Nexters Global said on Monday it had secured funds needed to proceed with a Nasdaq listing by the end of September via an agreement with a Russian special purpo...
Jul 19, 2021
UK PM Johnson has tested negative for COVID-19, has no symptoms
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested negative for COVID-19 and is not displaying any symptoms of the virus, his spokesman said on Monday. Johnson, who has received both d...
Jul 19, 2021
BioNTech strengthens cancer therapy expertise with U.S. acquisition
BERLIN (Reuters) - BioNTech said it was acquiring a production site and a research and development platform from a subsidiary of U.S. biotech company Gilead to expand its footprint in north America an...
Jul 19, 2021
Dish, AT&T sign wireless network deal worth at least $5 billion
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said on Monday it had signed a multi-year deal worth at least $5 billion to make AT&T Inc the primary network services partner for its wireless customers. Under the terms...
Jul 19, 2021
Two Chinese workers found dead after being trapped for five days in flooded tunnel
(Corrects grammar in headline, no change to text of story) BEIJING (Reuters) - Two of 14 workers who have been trapped in a flooded highway tunnel for five days so far in the southern Chinese city of ...
Jul 19, 2021
As many as 17 missing after cargo ship sinks off Liberia
MONROVIA (Reuters) - As many as 17 people were missing from a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Liberia over the weekend despite being barred from setting sail, the Maritime Commissioner said. The...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. Olympic gymnast tests positive for COVID-19 in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) -One of the alternate, or replacement, gymnasts for the U.S. team has tested positive for the coronavirus, but the main team has moved to separate accommodation and is continuing prepa...
Jul 19, 2021
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