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US health officials, tech executives to launch data-sharing plan, Bloomberg News reports
July 26 (Reuters) - Top Trump administration health officials are expected to bring tech companies to the White House this week to roll out a plan to encourage more seamless sharing of health-care data, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and...Reuters
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US condemns Hong Kong's arrest warrants targeting overseas activists
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday condemned Hong Kong's issuance of arrest warrants for activists based overseas, including some U.S.-based individuals."We will not tolerate the Hong Kong government’s attempts to apply its national security laws to silence or inti...Reuters
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Allianz Life says majority of customers' data stolen in hack
July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees.The insurance giant's filing with Maine's attorney general did not immediately provi...Reuters
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Allianz Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack, TechCrunch reports
July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said that hackers stole the personal information of the "majority" of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data breach, TechCrunch reported on Saturday.The report, citing a filing with Maine's attorn...Reuters
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Syria, Israel agree to further talks on de-escalating conflict, Ekhbariya TV reports
US-mediated talks in Paris yield no final accordBoth sides agree to hold further discussionsSyria blames Israel for escalation, opposes new ground realitiesIsrael says its attacks were to protect the Druze July 26 (Reuters) - Syrian and Israeli officials agreed to meet again after no final ac...Reuters
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Indian firm says it shipped non-military explosives to Russia
NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters) - An Indian firm that shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December said on Saturday it complies with Indian rules and the substance it had shipped was for civilian industrial purposes.Reuters reported on July 24 that Ideal ...Reuters
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Taiwan move to recall opposition lawmakers fails
One-fifth of lawmakers faced recall vote, all from oppositionTaiwan's largest-ever recall electionAll recall votes against opposition lawmakers failedSupporters of move say opposition is too close to ChinaOpposition says it's keeping communication lines open with BeijingBy Yimou Lee TAIPE...Reuters
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Syria, Israel discuss containing escalation in southern Syria, Ekhbariya TV reports
July 26 (Reuters) - Syrian and Israeli officials held talks in Paris mediated by the United States about containing any escalation in southern Syria, Syria's state-run Ekhbariya TV reported on Saturday, citing a diplomatic source.The diplomatic source said the meeting did not result in any final...Reuters
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Huawei shows off AI computing system to rival Nvidia's top product
SHANGHAI, July 26 (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies showed off an AI computing system on Saturday that one industry expert has said rivals Nvidia's most advanced offering, as the Chinese technology giant seeks to capture market share in the country's growing artificial intelligence...Reuters
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ANALYSIS-Trump's distraction methods fall flat against Epstein uproar
Trump urges people to focus on other Epstein associatesTrump and his advisers have long fanned conspiracy theoriesWhite House calls Epstein reporting 'fake news'By Jeff Mason July 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's super powers as a public figure have long included the ability to...Reuters
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INSIGHT-This family self-deported to Mexico, and lost everything
Trump administration offers migrants $1,000 and a ticket home to leave Persuading migrants to leave on their own has become a core Trump strategyThe U.S. has a long history of pushing migrants to self-deportBy Diego Oré URUAPAN, Mexico, July 26 (Reuters) - As broadcasters declared Donald Trump th...Reuters
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South Korea seeks mutually agreeable U.S. trade package
SEOUL, July 26 (Reuters) - South Korea will prepare a trade package that is mutually agreeable with the United States ahead of minister-level meetings planned next week and a U.S. tariff-pause deadline of August 1, the presidential office said on Saturday. The package will include shipbuilding coope...Reuters
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South Korea to prepare mutually agreeable trade package as US tariff deadline looms
SEOUL, July 26 (Reuters) - South Korea will prepare a trade package that is mutually agreeable with the United States ahead of minister-level meetings planned next week and a U.S. tariff-pause deadline of August 1, the presidential office said on Saturday. The package will include shipbuilding coope...Reuters
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Frustration, Gaza alarm drove Macron to go it alone on Palestine recognition
French decision follows months of talksParis failed to get others on boardIsrael critical after lobbying to stop moveBy John Irish and Michel Rose PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Se...Reuters
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China proposes new global AI cooperation organisation
China proposes framework to govern AI developmentAI governance still 'fragmented', China's Li saysPremier warns AI could become 'exclusive game' for few countriesLi says China wants to share its AI development with othersChina releases AI governance action planBy Brenda Goh SH...Reuters
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NHTSA Says Closes Recall Query Into Est 81,213 Ford Motor Expedition US Vehicles Over Alleged Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Inadvertent Deployment
July 26 (Reuters) - NHTSA - CLOSES RECALL QUERY INTO EST 81,213 FORD MOTOR EXPEDITION US VEHICLES OVER ALLEGED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PRETENSIONER INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENTSource text: https://tinyurl.com/ym36hhx6Reuters
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Australia, Britain sign 50-year AUKUS submarine partnership treaty
SYDNEY, July 26 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it signed a treaty with Britain to bolster cooperation over the next 50 years on the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership.The AUKUS pact, agreed upon by Australia, Britain and the U.S. in 2021, aims to provide Australia with nucl...Reuters
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Pony AI says it has permit for driverless robotaxi services in Shanghai area
July 26 (Reuters) - Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI PONY.O said on Saturday it had received a permit to provide fully driverless commercial robotaxi services in Shanghai's Pudong financial district.Pony AI will launch fully driverless ride-hailing services in the city, starting in the core bus...Reuters
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