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Dutch museum fills ‘Blind Spot’ with exhibit for visually impaired
By Eva Plevier AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Visitors to a Dutch exhibition titled "The Blind Spot" may call it a little cheesy - but they mean that as a compliment. Utrecht Central Museum launched the unusua...
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Delta, beef prices threaten to take the sizzle out of U.S. steakhouses
By Hilary Russ and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just as American steakhouses are recovering from the first wave of COVID shutdowns, the Delta variant threatens to diminish the appet...
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Home Depot misses U.S. same-store sales estimates as DIY demand wanes
(Reuters) -Home Depot Inc missed estimates for U.S. quarterly same-store sales on Tuesday, as the pandemic-driven surge in demand for do-it-yourself home-improvement products waned with people increas...
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Gold Star mothers’ hearts ache after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
By Tim Reid MIAMISBURG, Ohio (Reuters) - Jill Stephenson lost her only child Ben Kopp, a 21-year-old U.S. Army Ranger, when he was shot during a 2009 firefight with Taliban forces in Afghanistan. For ...
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Incoming BT Chairman Crozier’s record of corporate leadership
(Reuters) - Adam Crozier will become BT Chairman later this year, the telecoms group said Tuesday, tapping a seasoned executive known for leading turnarounds at a variety of public and private busines...
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Events requiring vaccination proof can opt out of masks, Nevada governor says
(Reuters) - Nevada governor Steve Sisolak said late on Monday that large event operators will be allowed to opt out of the state's mask requirements if they can verify that attendees are fully vaccina...
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Renewable fuel companies edge out some refiners on feedstock
By Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Both renewable fuel processors and oil refiners are trying to profit off the growing market for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diese...
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Euro zone growth confirmed at 2% in Q2, employment rises
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew 2% in the second quarter, the European Union statistics office said on Tuesday, confirming its earlier reading as the easing of c...
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Pandora jewellery sales top pre-pandemic levels as U.S. shoppers splash out
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish jewellery maker Pandora said on Tuesday that a strong performance in the United States spurred rapid sales growth in the second quarter but sales in China fell. Pandora, ...
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BHP to sell oil, gas arm to Australia’s Woodside in $28 billion merger
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group has agreed to sell its petroleum business to Woodside Petroleum in a merger to create a top 10 independent oil and gas company worth A$38.5 billion ($28 ...
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