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Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ estimated to be worth about $900 million – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - "Squid Game," Netflix Inc's biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $900 million for the streaming giant, Bloomberg News reported late on Saturday, citing figures f...
Oct 17, 2021
Bank of England will have to act to contain inflation – Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey sent a fresh signal on Sunday that the British central bank is gearing up to raise interest rates for the first time since the onset of the cor...
Oct 17, 2021
Three of four Peoria fires in less than 24 hours caused by arson
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria firefighters responded to four house fires between 6:13 a.m. Saturday and 4:23 a.m. Sunday. Three of the fires were determined to be caused by arson. The latest blaze sent ...
Oct 17, 2021
China to keep up scrutiny of internet sector – Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will continue its scrutiny of the internet sector, rooting out practices including the blocking of site links by rival platforms and ensuring smaller players have room to dev...
Oct 17, 2021
Russian actor and director making first movie in space return to Earth after 12-day mission
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian actor and a film director making the first move film in space returned to Earth on Sunday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz MS-18 ...
Oct 17, 2021
Roche family shareholders will maintain stability – vice chairman
ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of Roche's controlling group of shareholders is "very confident" stability can be maintained at the pharmaceuticals company after the next generation of heirs joined the fa...
Oct 17, 2021
China surprises U.S. with hypersonic missile test, FT reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sourc...
Oct 17, 2021
Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. military plane – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet has been scrambled to escort a U.S. B-1B strategic bomber over the Sea of Japan, TASS news agency reported on Sunday citing the Russian military, just d...
Oct 17, 2021
China could widen property tax trial, official media outlet reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - China could expand pilot testing of a property tax to Zhejiang province, a former government expert was quoted as saying in an official media outlet on Sunday, the latest sign that...
Oct 17, 2021
Czech car sector to make 250,000 fewer vehicles this year due to chip shortage
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech car makers will produce quarter a million fewer cars than expected this year due to the global shortage of chips and the automotive sector will lose 200 billion crowns ($9.14 ...
Oct 17, 2021
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