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Vodafone and Unisys team up to boost IT services in digitalisation bet
MADRID (Reuters) - British telecom operator Vodafone said on Wednesday it had partnered with information technology firm Unisys to launch 'Vodafone Digital Factory' to boost its range of IT services a...
Jul 28, 2021
Could display drones snuff out the firework?
FROME, England (Reuters) - Concerns about pollution and the environment could see drone displays - such as the one featured in the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony - replace fireworks as the light show...
Jul 28, 2021
McConnell strives to counter 'bad advice' to boost U.S. Republican vaccination rate
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blamed misinformation for the low rates of COVID-19 vaccination among Americans, which are fueling a rise in corona...
Jul 28, 2021
Crews battle fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s unclear what caused an early morning fire Wednesday in Peoria. Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said firefighters were called to the 500 block of Camblin Avenue around 2:4...
Jul 28, 2021
'Jungle Cruise' movie pairs spirited heroine with pun-slinging skipper
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Walt Disney Co's new "Jungle Cruise" movie, Emily Blunt plays a determined explorer on a mission to find an ancient tree that offers great potential to cure...
Jul 28, 2021
Analysis-U.S. Supreme Court's 'shadow docket' favored religion and Trump
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As midnight approached on the eve of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, the conservative-majority Supreme Court granted emergency requests by Chr...
Jul 28, 2021
Desalination advances in California despite opponents pushing for alternatives
By Daniel Trotta HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - Environmentalists say desalination decimates ocean life, costs too much money and energy, and soon will be made obsolete by water recycling. But a...
Jul 28, 2021
Biden to tout tougher "Buy American" rules in visit to Mack Trucks plant
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will tour a Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to hammer home the importance of American manufacturing and unveil new rules that...
Jul 28, 2021
Two dead, several injured in acid leak at LyondellBasell plant in Texas
(Reuters) - Two people were killed and several others injured after a leak of acetic acid at a LyondellBasell chemical plant in La Porte, Texas, on Tuesday night, the company confirmed by email. The i...
Jul 28, 2021
Actor Bob Odenkirk collapses on set of 'Better Call Saul' - sources
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television and film actor Bob Odenkirk was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of his AMC cable network show "Better Cal...
Jul 27, 2021
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