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Brazil retailers hunt for M&A deals to compete for e-commerce dominance
By Tatiana Bautzer August 4 (Reuters) - In March last year, Oziel da Silva Santos needed a new TV but with stores closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brazil's northern city of Belem, the 50-year ol...
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U.S. to outfit border agents with body cameras in major oversight move
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change tha...
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‘We’ll scream our pain’: Gaza’s first rock band, Osprey V, takes wing
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - An accountant, two lawyers, an agronomist and a Swiss humanitarian worker have formed Gaza's first rock band, giving voice in English to the pain of war in the Pa...
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Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air
By Mariano Valladolid and Jon Nazca SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air to supply arid regions where people are in desperate need....
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Amazon launches free one-day delivery in Brazil amid fierce competition
By Jimin Kang SAO PAULO (Reuters) - E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc started to offer its Brazilian Prime subscribers free one-day delivery in 50 cities on Wednesday, amid fierce market competition in ...
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Ether falls 1% ahead of major upgrade to ethereum network
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ether fell about 1% on Wednesday ahead of a technical adjustment to its underlying ethereum blockchain that would alter the way transactions are processed. The revamp is currentl...
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Euro zone business surged in July but price pressures and COVID weigh
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity raced ahead last month, expanding at its fastest pace in 15 years, as the lifting of more coronavirus restrictions and an accelerated vaccine drive injec...
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Analysis-Reality bites: China’s meddling cools but can’t reverse hot commodity prices
By Emily Chow SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A slew of measures by Chinese authorities to tame soaring raw material costs has had only a fleeting effect, leaving the world's largest manufacturing base facing th...
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German service sector grows at record pace after lockdown lifted
BERLIN (Reuters) - Activity in Germany's service sector grew in July at the fastest pace on record, a survey indicated on Wednesday, as businesses enjoyed the benefit of the economy reopening after CO...
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From goal posts to fishnets, German investor Windhorst hurries to clear billion-plus debt
By John O'Donnell and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lars Windhorst, the businessman behind German soccer club Hertha Berlin, said he will repay more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) within months,...
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