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Week-long ‘reduction in violence’ in Afghanistan to begin Saturday

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A week-long “reduction in violence” between the Taliban, the US, and Afghan security forces will commence at midnight (1930 GMT), officials said on Friday, ahead of the signing of a possible deal between Washington and the insurgents. “The reduction... Read More

‘Tough year for airlines’: Global air traffic could fall for 1st time since 2003 due to coronavirus

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The International Air Transport Authority (IATA) has warned that declining travel demand amid the Covid-19 virus outbreak could cost...

Colorado police make 8 arrests outside Trump rally venue after protesters block traffic

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Eight anti-Trump protesters were arrested Thursday afternoon outside the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., where President Trump held...

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Samsung Electronics names non-executive director as board chairman in company first

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FILE PHOTO: Then South Korean Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk Jae-wan looks on after attending an interview with... Read More

After Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart challenges India antitrust probe

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Walmart’s Flipkart has filed a legal challenge against an antitrust investigation ordered against the company... Read More

Samsung explains mystery alert sent overnight

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Samsung has apologised after it accidentally sent an alert to thousands of devices overnight. Affected devices received a notification... Read More

Thousands of mobiles and laptops lost by UK government in a year

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UK government employees lost their mobile devices – or had them stolen – at least 2,004 times in 12... Read More

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Nissan will delay restart of some China plants on coronavirus

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TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co will delay the restart of two of its plants in China... Read More

WRAPUP 4-Coronavirus on G20 agenda as China reports uptick in cases

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday, boosted by more than 200... Read More

Teck Resources adjusted profit slumps on lower coal sales volumes

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FILE PHOTO: Teck Resources sign is on display during the company’s annual general meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,... Read More

WRAPUP 2-Coronavirus to be big topic for G20 as China reports uptick in cases

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the rise in infections... Read More

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UniCredit shares fall at open after report Mustier vying for HSBC top job

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FILE PHOTO: Unicredit bank CEO Jean Pierre Mustier poses during the shareholders meeting in Rome, Italy, January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Italy’s biggest bank UniCredit fell more than 1% at open on Friday... Read More

T-Mobile, Sprint amend merger terms, SoftBank takes a hit

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(Reuters) – T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) and Sprint Corp (S.N) said on Thursday that they had agreed on new merger...

Oil falls as coronavirus spread beyond China heightens demand fears

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday amid concerns over fuel demand as the coronavirus epidemic spread further...

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‘What was that all about?’: Donald Trump mocks Oscars winner Parasite

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US President Donald Trump has hit out at the Oscars for awarding Best Picture to Parasite, a dark South... Read More

Dot Cotton: Actress June Brown says she has left EastEnders ‘for good’

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Veteran EastEnders actress June Brown has said she has left her role as much-loved character Dot Cotton after 35... Read More

Hinds: The band who answered The Strokes’ last-minute call

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Question: what do you do when your musical heroes call you to play with them this week, but you’re... Read More

Asian elephant in Argentina packs trunk for long trip to Brazil

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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Mara the elephant is packing for what may be the final trip of her 54-year... Read More

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China’s Hubei revises Thursday’s tally of new coronavirus cases upward

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central province of Hubei said on Friday it has revised the number of new confirmed... Read More

South Korean church leader says coronavirus outbreak is the ‘devil’s deed’

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SEOUL (Reuters) – The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at the center of the... Read More

Coronavirus on G20 agenda as China reports uptick in cases

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday, boosted by more than 200... Read More

Coronavirus: Britons on Diamond Princess cruise ship to disembark and fly home

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Britons trapped on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan are preparing to disembark after 16 days of quarantine. About... Read More

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U.S. dollar, bonds get safe-haven rush as virus spreads

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were cast adrift on Friday as fears over the creeping spread of the coronavirus sent funds fleeing to the sheltered shores of U.S. assets, lofting the dollar to three-year highs. FILE PHOTO: U.S. one hundred dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in [...]

Morgan Stanley’s Gorman charts ambitious course with $13 billion E*Trade deal

(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it would buy discount brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp in a stock deal worth about $13 billion, the biggest acquisition by a Wall Street bank since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Part of a broader consolidation in the discount brokerage sector, the move w [...]

T-Mobile, Sprint amend merger terms; to close deal as early as April 1

FILE PHOTO: Smartphones with the logos of T-Mobile and Sprint are seen in this illustration taken September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) – T- Mobile US (TMUS.O) and Sprint Corp (S.N) said on Thursday that they had agreed on new merger terms and were looking to close the deal a [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow, Demi Moore share photos from makeup-free event, leave fans stunned: ‘Even more beautiful’

No makeup? No problem! Gwyneth Paltrow recently hosted her friends for a night out and the Goop founder had one requirement: no cosmetics. Demi Moore, Rachel Zoe and Alexandra Grant were a few celebs in attendance who were fresh-faced at the soiree. “About last night…” Paltrow began a post, which fe [...]

Democracy 2020 Digest: Warren won’t disavow new super PAC, after years decrying them

LAS VEGAS – Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren is reversing her position on opposing support from outside groups such as super PACs. The progressive senator from Massachusetts had long spoken out against such political action committees — but as she attempts to mount a comeback [...]

5 most expensive US cities to live in

Throughout the United States, the cost of living is rising, forcing many residents to flee major cities for more inexpensive places. Here are five of the country’s most expensive cities to live in. New York City New York City consistently tops polls of most expensive U.S. cities to live in. Accordin [...]

WRAPUP 10-Coronavirus fears create ghost town in South Korea after church ‘super-spreader’

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronavirus in what authorities described as a “super-spreading event” at a church. The deserted shopping malls and cinemas of [...]

UPDATE 1-Spotlight turns to Goldman Sachs after Morgan Stanley deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) – For months, the watercooler chatter around big Wall Street banks focused on whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) would finally pursue a major deal. Instead, Goldman’s top rival beat it to the punch. FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is seen in the company’s space on t [...]

Brazil’s Vale misses profit estimates amid coal, base metal impairments

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA severely missed quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, thanks largely to impairments related to its base metal and coal operations. In a securities filing, the company reported a net loss $1.56 billion. A Refinitiv poll of analysts [...]

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Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. 2019 Form 10-K Available on Website

Houston, Feb. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SHLX) today announced that its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed on the Partnership’s website atwww.shellm [...]

EMGS: New chairman of the board of directors

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (“EMGS” or the “Company”) has been notified by Mr Johan Kr Mikkelsen of his resignation from the position as chairman of the board of directors of the Company. The resignation is effective immediately. Mr Mikkelsen resigns for personal reasons. Mr Mikkelsen joined the [...]

DTE Energy ranks in top 10 energy companies who save their customers money with energy efficiency programs

Detroit, Feb. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DTE Energy, Michigan’s largest energy company, is the eighth-leading energy company in the nation for energy efficiency savings as announced today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The 2020 Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard r [...]

Corie Robinson Joins Zylpha From LexisNexis

Press Release Corie Robinson has joined Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) as Senior Business Development Manager. He joins from LexisNexis, where for over 9 years as Key Account Manager, he held sole responsibility for Public Sector, Central and Local Government clients. In his new role, Corie will spearhead [...]

IGEL Appoints Sabina Knotter-Finney as Vice President of Global Sales Operations

Bringing more than two decades of experience in business and sales operations to IGEL, Knotter-Finney is responsible for implementing processes that will drive productivity and efficiency across IGEL’s entire global sales organisation Reading, UK. February 19, 2020 – IGEL, provider of the next-gen e [...]

Research: More than half of the world’s largest enterprises fail to adequately communicate their data sanitization policies internally

Research: More than half of the world’s largest enterprises fail to adequately communicate their data sanitization policies internally Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release Discrepancies between data sanitization policy creation and execution is put [...]

What secrets? Apple embroiled in row over book by German former executive

BERLIN (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) has become embroiled in a publishing row in Germany after it tried to halt sales of a book written by a former executive, saying it disclosed secrets about the App Store. FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenu [...]

New Mexico AG sues Google for collecting personal data of school children

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, alleging that it acquired personal information from s [...]

T-Mobile and Sprint near agreement on new merger terms: WSJ

FILE PHOTO: Smartphones with the logos of T-Mobile and Sprint are seen in this illustration taken September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) – T- Mobile US (TMUS.O) and Sprint Corp (S.N) are nearing an agreement on new merger terms, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Th [...]

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Woman battling brain cancer away from home receives special snow message: ‘Mom be brave’

A woman from Guatemala who is in Cleveland receiving treatment for an aggressive brain tumor received a little extra encouragement through a message written in the snow outside of her hospital window. Michele Schambach, who was diagnosed with oligodendroglioma at home and referred to the Cleveland C [...]

What is asthma? What to know about the respiratory condition

“It feels like someone or something is sitting on my chest and constricting my lungs so I can only breathe in partway. It can feel like I’m breathing through a squished straw,” one woman living with asthma, a potentially serious respiratory condition,said when describing an attack. Currently, 25 mil [...]

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Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]