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Hands-on experience as pianists learn to play with robot thumb
By Stuart McDill LONDON (Reuters) - How would pianists cope with suddenly having two thumbs on one hand? Would their brains become scrambled or would the extra digit add a new dimension to their playi...
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Xiaomi second quarter revenue surges 64% year on year as phone sales rise
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Xiaomi Corp posted second-quarter revenue of 87.8 billion yuan on Wednesday, up 64% year on year and above analyst expectations, as the company grew its market share in the...
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Royal Bank of Canada beats quarterly profit expectations
TORONTO (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, after it released reserves set aside to cover credit losses and as the lender saw strong growth acr...
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PPD makes arrest following Tuesday morning homicide
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police were called just before 4 a.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of NE Jefferson on reports of a man down in the street. “Officers arrived, they did locate a male with ...
Julia Bradley Aug 25, 2021
Digital identifiers to help crypto market go mainstream
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Tags for identifying bitcoin, ethereum and other crypto assets will be launched in September in the latest sign of how the fast growing, unregulated market is adopting ...
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Germany’s Sept election and why it matters to markets
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - A momentous German election marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16 years as chancellor is less than a month away and with no clear outcome in si...
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Peloton faces pandemic uncertainties as it launches latest treadmill in U.S
By Joyce Philippe (Reuters) - Peloton Interactive Inc investors want answers to two questions when the company reports results on Thursday: Will the Delta coronavirus variant drive a new surge in sale...
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Analysis-Inflation vs jobs hole: A tradeoff the Fed still hopes to skirt
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's year-old promise to drive U.S. employment to new heights came at a wrenching moment last August, with 12 million jobs still missing due...
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Exclusive-Retailers and unions extend legally-binding worker safety accord in Bangladesh – sources
By Ruma Paul and Victoria Waldersee DHAKA (Reuters) - Major global retailers agreed to extend for a further two years a legal agreement with garment workers and factory owners in Bangladesh that subje...
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NFT sales surge as speculators pile in, sceptics see bubble
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Non-fungible token (NFT) sales surged in August, according to the largest platform for the burgeoning digital asset class, as speculators bet growing interest ...
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