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Actress Nichelle Nichols, ‘Star Trek’s’ trail-blazing Uhura, dies at 89
(Reuters) - Actress Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Lieutenant Uhara in the "Star Trek" television series, has died at 89, her son posted on her Facebook page on Sunday. "Last night, my mother, Nichel...
Jul 31, 2022
Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dead at 88
(Reuters) -Former Boston Celtics star Bill Russell, one of the sports world's greatest winners as the anchor of a team that won 11 NBA championships, as well as the league's first black coach, died on...
Jul 31, 2022
Biden feeling well, isolating after rebound case of COVID
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is feeling well and continuing his isolation measures after again testing positive for COVID-19, his physician said in a memo released ...
Jul 31, 2022
Box Office: ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Debuts in First Place With Soft $23 Million
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "DC League of Super-Pets," an animated adventure about the four-legged friends of superheroes, opened in first place at the domestic box office with $23 mi...
Jul 31, 2022
Fast-moving wildfire in northern California forces residents to evacuate
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The fast-moving McKinney Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has forced 2,000 residents to evacuate and has destroyed homes and critical infrastructure sin...
Jul 31, 2022
Chinese developer Evergrande’s unit ordered to pay out $1.1 billion
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Struggling developer China Evergrande Group said on Sunday that one of its subsidiaries, Evergrande Group (Nanchang) Co, Ltd, had been ordered to pay a guarantor 7.3 billion yuan...
Jul 31, 2022
Kentucky floods kill at least 26, number to keep rising, governor says
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -At least 26 people, including children, have died in floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, and more fatalities are predicted with authorities expecting...
Jul 31, 2022
Russia appoints Sergei Chirkov acting head of state pension fund
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government has appointed Sergei Chirkov as acting head of the Pension Fund of the Russia Federation to replace Andrei Kigim, a decree showed on Sunday. The importance of...
Jul 31, 2022
Pakistan imports fall sharply in July, to help rupee stabilise – finance minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan imports fell by more than a third in July after a ban on non-essentials, the finance minister said on Sunday, adding the improved trade situation will reduce pressure on...
Jul 31, 2022
Telecom Italia’s network boss expected to leave company
MILAN (Reuters) - The head of Telecom Italia's (TIM) network is expected to leave after the summer, two sources said on Sunday, in a move that may further complicate the phone group's plan to split it...
Jul 31, 2022
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