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Two injured in Peoria shootings
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police confirm a 17-year old male was shot in the 300 block of E. Republic Street Tuesday night. The teen’s injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. The PPD sa...
Julia Bradley Sep 22, 2021
Exclusive: India likely to block Chinese investment in insurance giant LIC’s IPO -sources
By Aftab Ahmed, Manoj Kumar and Nupur Anand NEW DELHI (Reuters) - New Delhi wants to block Chinese investors from buying shares in Indian insurance giant Life Insurance Corp (LIC) which is due to go p...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
Southern European banks set for climate hit, ECB study shows
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Banks in southern Europe are set to be among the hardest hit if climate change is not mitigated as their clients are most exposed to natural hazards such as wildfires, a European...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
Matilda, Willy Wonka join Netflix catalog as it buys Roald Dahl’s works
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc has bought the works of Roald Dahl, including classics such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda", in its latest content deal as the streaming service faces stif...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
EU Court ruling on Altice provides boost for antitrust regulators
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators received a boost from Europe's second-highest court on Wednesday as it upheld a record fine against French telecom company Altice for jumpin...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
DiCaprio invests in cultivated meat start-ups Mosa Meat, Aleph Farms
(Reuters) - U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio is investing in and joining the advisory boards of Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat, the two cultivated meat start-ups said in a statement on Wednesday. "Mosa Meat an...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
Nigerians offer artworks to British Museum in new take on looted bronzes
By Tife Owolabi and Estelle Shirbon BENIN CITY, Nigeria (Reuters) - A new guild of artists from Nigeria's Benin City has offered to donate artworks to the British Museum in London as a way to encourag...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
Smartphone shipments in China in August fall 9.9% yr/yr -CAICT
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China fell 9.9% year on year to 23.1 million handsets in August, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Wednesday....
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
Fashion label Valentino makes $690 hoodie to support COVID-19 vaccine
MILAN (Reuters) - Luxury label Valentino is producing a limited-edition, $690-apiece "(V) Vaccinated" hoodie using its V signature logo in support of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, with pr...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
Surge in UK fraud a national security threat, warn banks
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - A surge in fraud attacks on consumers since the pandemic has become a 'national security threat' for Britain requiring government-coordinated action across industrie...
Syndicated Content Sep 22, 2021
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