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Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94 – APA
By Kirsti Knolle Gaston Glock, the reclusive engineer and tycoon who developed one of the world's best-selling handguns, died on Wednesday aged 94, Austrian news agency APA said. The Austrian won loya...
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Mexico leader urges US to invest in people, not walls, ahead of Blinken meeting
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the U.S. Congress should focus on investing in people instead of building walls, hours before he was set to meet...
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Tom Smothers, half of American comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
(Reuters) - American comic Tom Smothers, one-half of the musical-comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, died on Tuesday at 86 at home in California after being diagnosed with cancer, his family said in a s...
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Shakira’s home city unveils giant statue of ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer
(Reuters) - Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira, one of the world's top-selling musicians, has been immortalized in her famous belly-dancing pose in a giant bronze statue in her home city of Barra...
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Three arrested after Christmas morning traffic stop in Peoria Heights. Here’s what we know
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – Three men were arrested on weapons charges after an early Christmas morning traffic stop in Peoria Heights. Peoria Heights Police say the stop occurred just before 1:30 A....
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Apple wins bid to pause Apple Watch ban at US appeals court
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Apple scored a victory on Wednesday when a U.S. appeals court paused a government commission's import ban on some of the company's popular Apple smartwatches following a p...
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India probes suspected human trafficking after 276 nationals return home
By Sumit Khanna and Rupam Jain AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India has launched an investigation into how 303 Indians ended up on a chartered flight that was grounded in France last week because of sus...
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First Solar to sell up to $700 million in IRA tax credits to Fiserv
(Reuters) - Solar panel manufacturer First Solar said on Wednesday it plans to sell up to $700 million in tax credits it accumulated through the sale of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules this year to pa...
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MicroStrategy buys bitcoin worth $615.7 million ahead of SEC’s spot ETF decision
(Reuters) - Software firm MicroStrategy said on Wednesday it had bought bitcoin worth about $615.7 million in cash, amid growing expectations that the top U.S. markets regulator will soon approve a sp...
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Brazil’s Azul, Gol secure credit lines for engine maintenance; shares rise
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airlines Azul and Gol have secured access to around $200 million each in financing to fund engine maintenance plans, as carriers try to maintain capac...
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