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Water baby Hugh Jackman get soaking in sci-fi thriller ‘Reminiscence’
(Reuters) - Hugh Jackman calls himself a water baby, but he's never spent as much time getting wet as in his latest movie, "Reminiscence." "I'm Australian born and bred so I love the water. I go into ...
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Facebook calls U.S. FTC’s refiled antitrust case ‘meritless’
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's refiled antitrust case against the company was "meritless" in a statement on Thursday, saying the FTC's claims were an effort to rewri...
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Western Union suspends services in Afghanistan
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Western Union Co, the world's largest money transfer firm, has suspended services in Afghanistan, but is committed to resuming operations once conditions permit, it sa...
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U.S. second-quarter growth likely to be revised higher after slew of strong data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth for the second quarter is likely to be revised higher following a recent raft of stronger than initially thought data covering that period, which reflected ...
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ValueAct takes $1.2 billion position in fintech firm Fiserv – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Investment firm ValueAct has taken a $1.2 billion stake in financial tech and payments company Fiserv Inc, a Bloomberg News reporter tweeted on Thursday. (https://bit.ly/3D0DmPE) Fiserv sh...
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Spain probes Iberdrola’s use of reservoir water
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is examining the use of reservoir water by power utility Iberdrola, an energy and environment ministry official said on Thursday, adding a recent rapid draw-dow...
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Nigeria expects to lift Twitter ban by end of year, minister says
By Karin Strohecker and Libby George LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister Lai Mohammed told Reuters on Thursday, adding t...
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Trucks rolling across Afghanistan border as trade resumes
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Commercial traffic across Afghanistan's border with Pakistan at the Spin Boldak/Chaman crossing picked up on Thursday, traders said, as the shock of the Taliban's lightnin...
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Biden’s promised review of pullout from Afghanistan not yet started – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has not yet begun a promised review of its handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as officials focus on the more immediate issue of evacuatio...
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U.S. lets states use federal pandemic funds to extend jobless aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. states can use federal pandemic-related funds passed this year to extend unemployment aid, President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday, saying the Delta variant im...
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