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Texas taps Trump’s ex-counsel in vote-fraud case as top election official
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday announced he had appointed as the state's next top election official an attorney who represented former U.S. President Donald Trump in...
Oct 21, 2021
“The dogs are fine”: Mystery banner and footprints hint at volcano rescue
By Anthony Paone LA PALMA (Reuters) - The Spanish drone company trying to rescue three dogs trapped near an erupting volcano on the island of La Palma has found no sign of the animals, but discovered ...
Oct 21, 2021
Google halves Play Store fees for subscription apps
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc-owned Google said on Thursday it is lowering the fee that subscription-based apps need to pay Play Store to 15% right from day one, following criticism about its fee structure...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. lawmakers urge speedy action on U.S semiconductor chips funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of 38 U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday urged leaders in Congress to immediately set a path to advance legislation providing $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor...
Oct 21, 2021
IMF sees tighter monetary policy in Latin America even as economies struggle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interest rate increases are expected to continue across Latin America as the region reacts to inflation pressures, even as economies operate below their potential, the Internation...
Oct 21, 2021
Intel, SiFive end talks without deal – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Intel Corp's talks with SiFive Inc have ended without a deal and the chip designer startup will look for outside investment instead, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. CDC advisers weigh Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots
(Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday are considering several recommendations for rollout of COVID-19 vaccine boosters from Moderna I...
Oct 21, 2021
Vivendi beats growth expectations after Universal spin-off
PARIS (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi, which spun-off Universal Music Group last month, said on Thursday third-quarter sales rose by 10% from a year earlier, driven by strong growth at its pay-...
Oct 21, 2021
Biden, Democrats shred spending, tax plans to get a deal done
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - For months, U.S. President Joe Biden and Democrats touted a $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan as a transformational piece of legislation that would reshape the world'...
Oct 21, 2021
BlackRock close to investing 500 million euros in Ionity -sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BlackRock is close to investing around 500 million euros ($582 million) in electric vehicle charging group Ionity, two people familiar with the matter said. There is no guarantee...
Oct 21, 2021
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