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U.S. senators call for passing laws to protect online privacy for kids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators called Wednesday for two bills to be voted into law that will limit what children are shown online and how their data can be used for advertising by Big ...
Oct 27, 2021
Exclusive-Major gas supplier Qatar Energy plans ‘green’ bonds -sources
By Yousef Saba and Davide Barbuscia RIYADH (Reuters) - Qatar Energy, one of the world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers, is working on a plan to reinvent itself as environmentally responsibl...
Oct 27, 2021
White House not surprised Facebook knew about vaccine misinformation on its platform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the White House is not surprised with reporting that shows Facebook is struggling to stay on top of coronavirus and vaccine misinforma...
Oct 27, 2021
Peoria City Council votes to restore Fire Department engine company cut during COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. – There was controversy surrounding it, but the Peoria City Council is okaying the restoration of a fire department engine company cut during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Oct 27, 2021
Iran says nuclear talks with six powers to resume by end November
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's talks with six world powers aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal will resume by the end of November, its top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday, as Western...
Oct 27, 2021
Portuguese parliament rejects budget bill, snap election looms
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament rejected the minority Socialist government's 2022 budget bill on Wednesday as the hard left sided with the conservative opposition, in a move likely to trigger...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. companies to keep prices high as supply chain headaches persist
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The largest U.S. manufacturers including General Motors, General Electric, 3M and Boeing face logistics headaches and higher costs due to global supply bottlenecks that are likely...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. embassy in Moscow dwindling to “caretaker presence,” U.S. official says
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is getting to the point of being able to maintain only a "caretaker presence" in Russia in the face of a deep downturn...
Oct 27, 2021
Blinken says he ordered reviews of State Dept’s evacuation efforts out of Afghanistan
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Wednesday that he has ordered a series of internal reviews of the State Department's planning and execution ...
Oct 27, 2021
Third Point builds $750 million stake in Shell, urges breakup
By Arathy S Nair (Reuters) -Activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point has built a near $750 million stake in Royal Dutch Shell, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, and is arguing...
Oct 27, 2021
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