July 2017
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U.S. flies bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korea missile test
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement on…
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'Missile' fires back after relay criticism
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – A war of words has broken out between two of Australia’s fastest swimmers with dual world 100 meters freestyle champion James Magnussen standing by criticism of the team’s relay tactics at…
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Chinese president inspects troops on military's 90th anniversary
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – With flybys of advanced new jets and a mass rally of troops, Chinese President Xi Jinping oversaw a large-scale military parade at a remote northern China base on Sunday to mark…
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Apple says it is removing VPN services from China App Store
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) says it is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, drawing criticism from VPN service providers, who accuse the U.S. tech giant of…
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Iran says new tensions between Revolutionary Guards and U.S. Navy
[ad_1] BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that U.S. Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf and shot flares. The USS Nimitz and an accompanying warship drew close…
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Trump threatens to end insurance payments if no healthcare bill
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does not pass a new healthcare bill and goaded them to not abandon their seven-year…
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BT floats £600 million plan to push broadband into remote corners of UK
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Telecoms provider BT (BT.L) has offered to invest up to 600 million pounds to provide faster broadband services to remote parts of the country, the government said on Sunday. Under the…
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BT floats 600 million-pound plan to push broadband into remote corners of UK
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British telecoms provider BT has offered to invest up to 600 million pounds ($778 million) to provide faster broadband services to remote parts of the country, Britain’s government said on Sunday.…
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Exclusive: Majority of Americans want Congress to move on from healthcare reform – Reuters/Ipsos poll
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – A majority of Americans are ready to move on from healthcare reform at this point after the U.S. Senate’s effort to dismantle Obamacare failed on Friday, according to an exclusive…
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Johnson's ally criticises Hammond's Brexit plan – newspaper
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – An ally of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has criticised the Brexit transition plans of Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, a newspaper said, in the latest sign of tensions within the…
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Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Hackers attending this weekend’s Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas were invited to break into voting machines and voter databases in a bid to uncover vulnerabilities that could be…
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Dressel makes history with three world golds in one night
[ad_1] BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Caeleb Dressel of the United States became the first swimmer to win three gold medals in a single evening at the world championships after producing a trio of storming performances on…
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Delta to stop weekly Atlanta-Caracas flights in September
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) on Saturday said it would cut its once-weekly flights from Atlanta to Caracas, Venezuela, in the latest instance of a U.S. airline cutting operations with the embattled nation.…
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Struggling to govern, Trump faces growing Republican unease
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As fellow Republicans labored to repeal Obamacare this week, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly swerved off-topic, escalating concerns in his party about his ability to govern the country six months after…
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Venezuelans brace for unrest, stockpile food ahead of Sunday vote
[ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan protesters blocked streets on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to derail the election of a legislative super-body that opponents of President Nicolas Maduro say will give the socialist leader a…
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China mall offers 'man pod' havens for husbands wary of shopping
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At a Shanghai mall, rows of “man pods” equipped with video games are proving a big hit, providing a refuge for hundreds of weary husbands and boyfriends as their other halves…
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Il killer di Amburgo era un rifugiato
[ad_1] AMBURGO – E’ giunto in Germania come rifugiato il giovane originario degli Emirati Arabi autore dell’aggressione a colpi di coltello ieri in un supermarket di Amburgo. A riportarlo i media tedeschi. Il giovane “aveva…
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Pepsi ritira dagli scaffali 3,4 milioni di bottiglie: plastica all’interno
[ad_1] STATI UNITI – Ancora un altro sensazionale richiamo nella vendita al dettaglio. Suntory Beverage & Food ha annunciato sul sito ufficiale della società un richiamo volontario di 3,4 milioni di prodotti. La società ha…
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Benetton family in shortlist to buy Ducati: source
[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Benetton family is among five bidders shortlisted to buy Italian motorcycle brand Ducati, which is being sold by Germany’s Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), a source close to the matter said on Saturday.…
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Sedicenne muore dopo una dose letale di metanfetamina
[ad_1] GENOVA – Dramma per una ragazza di 16 anni, che ha perso la vita in seguito all’assunzione di una potente dose di metanfetamina, l’Mdma. Il dramma si è consumato a Genova. La giovane, portata…
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Putin pardons two women given prison terms for text messages
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday pardoned two women who were sentenced to prison terms for sending text messages to Georgian acquaintances about the movement of Russian military equipment on the…
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Pyongyang continua i test missilistici, adesso possono raggiungere gli Stati Uniti
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – La Corea del Nord ha effettuato, ieri notte, un ulteriore test di lancio di un missile balistico intercontinentale. Gli analisti hanno confermato quanto dimostrato da Pyongyang, ovvero che il…
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Libia: l’Italia interviene spedendo due navi per la missione di ricognizione
[ad_1] di ILEANA CIRULLI – Il premier Paolo Gentiloni ha comunicato che il governo potrà consegnare già martedì, al Parlamento, il piano di intervento per l’operazione nelle acque libiche in «supporto» alla Guardia costiera. Sarà…
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Motor racing: Vettel on pole, no record for Hamilton
[ad_1] BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday as Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton missed out on a record-equalling career 68th. The…
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“Il nostro splendido bambino se n’è andato”: il tragico annuncio dei genitori di Charlie Gard
[ad_1] di BEATRICE GALLUZZO – Una vicenda straziante giunta, dolorosamente, al termine. Charlie Gard, il piccolo inglese di dieci mesi affetto dalla rarissima sindrome di deplezione mitocondriale, è morto in un hospice specializzato in trattamenti…
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German ministry rejects calls for modern diesel tax incentives
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – The German environment ministry has rejected calls from two of the country’s states for tax incentives to promote the sale of low-emission modern diesels and electric cars. Representatives of Germany’s federal…
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Australian counter-terrorism police arrest four in Sydney
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian counter-terrorism police arrested four people in raids late on Saturday across several Sydney suburbs aimed at disrupting plans for “terrorist attacks”. “These operations are designed to disrupt and prevent plans…
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Apple is removing VPN services from China App Store: providers
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, VPN service providers said on Saturday, accusing the U.S. tech giant of bowing to pressure…
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U.S. government ordered to solve 'Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat'
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. aviation authorities were ordered back to the drawing board on Friday to solve what a federal appeals judge called “The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat.” Judge Patricia Millett…
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Flooding threatens U.S. Mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Heavy rains will drench the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and central Appalachians on Saturday after flooding overnight closed roadways and forced water rescues across the region, forecasters said. A swathe of land from eastern…