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Pinterest CEO calls for ban on social media for youth under 16
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Pinterest CEO Bill Ready called on world leaders to ban social media for youth under 16 in a LinkedIn post on Friday.Ready posted his statement while a trial is under way in Los Angeles about youth social media use. Google and Meta face allegatio...Reuters
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Iran's Quds Force chief Qaani lauds anti-US, Israel ‘resistance front’, state media
March 20 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani praised Tehran's "resistance front" regional allies for fighting the U.S. and Israel in the current conflict, Iranian media reported on Friday.Qaani made the remarks in his first st...Reuters
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NATO says it is 'adjusting' mission in Iraq after report of withdrawal of personnel
BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - NATO said it was "adjusting" the posture of its mission in Iraq, in response to a media report that the alliance had started to withdraw personnel from the country due to the military conflicts in the Middle East."We can confirm that we are adjusting our p...Reuters
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Trump approves up to 10 GW of NextEra gas power projects in Texas
March 20 (Reuters) - NextEra Energy NEE.N said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the development of up to 10 gigawatts of natural gas‑fired power generation in Texas and Pennsylvania, as part of a broader U.S.-Japan trade agreement.Reuters
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CBS News to lay off 6% of workforce, source says
March 20 (Reuters) - CBS News will lay off about 6% of its workforce, according to a source familiar with the matter, in the latest move under new Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss to revamp the network and boost its ratings to catch up with rivals ABC and NBC. "It's no secret that the news busines...Reuters
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Colombia's Petro under criminal investigation in US, New York Times reports
March 20 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro is under criminal investigation by at least two U.S. federal prosecutors' offices, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.The inquiries revolve around Petro's possible meetings with drug trafficker...Reuters
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China calls for end to war in Middle East, warns of economic impact
Beijing says 'armed conflict will only breed new hatred' Beijing calls for ceasefire amid rising energy cost concernsChinese foreign minister says 'unjust war should not go on'By Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China called for an end to the war in the Middl...Reuters
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HAMA Intelligence Ltd Now Sees IPO Of 3.6 Mln Class A Ordinary Shares - Sec Filing
March 20 (Reuters) - HAMA Intelligence Ltd: HAMA INTELLIGENCE LTD REMOVES REVERE SECURITIES LLC AS UNDERWRITER TO U.S. IPO- SEC FILINGHAMA INTELLIGENCE LTD NOW SEES IPO OF 3.6 MILLION CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001185185-26-000995]Reuters
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Brazil weighs fiscal rule exception to revive data center policy, sources say
By Bernardo CaramBRASILIA, March 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's government is considering asking Congress for a fiscal rule exception to revive its Redata data-center investment program, which expired in February before lawmakers could vote on it, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. ...Reuters
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OBITUARY-Chuck Norris, macho star of 'Walker, Texas Ranger', dies at 86
By Patricia ReaneyMarch 20 (Reuters) - Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in "Code of Silence," "Missing in Action" and "The Delta Force" and upheld the law in the TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger," died o...Reuters
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German 10-year bond yield hits highest since 2011
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - German 10-year government bond yields hit their highest since the middle of the euro zone crisis in 2011 on Friday, as the U.S.-Iran war roiled energy markets and pushed investors to brace for a new inflationary shock in Europe.The European Central Bank on Thursday held...Reuters
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US House panel asks Pentagon to review Safran ventures in China
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - A top lawmaker asked the Pentagon to review French aerospace company Safran's SAF.PA joint ventures in China, saying the U.S. defense contractor's commercial ties with Chinese companies raise concerns, according to a letter seen by Reuters.Representative John...Reuters
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Colombia's Petro under criminal investigation in US, New York Times reports
March 20 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro is under criminal investigation by at least two U.S. federal prosecutors' offices, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.Reuters could not immediately verify the report.Reuters
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Poland evacuates its troops from Iraq, minister says
WARSAW, March 20 (Reuters) - Poland has evacuated its troops from Iraq, the defence minister said on Friday, amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle East."Due to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East region, following an analysis of operational conditions and potential threats, ...Reuters
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US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars
March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration sued Harvard University on Friday over the Ivy League school's alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students, and is seeking to recover billions of dollars of taxpayer money.In a complaint filed in Boston federal cour...Reuters
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UK supported French operation to seize Russian shadow fleet tanker
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - British defence minister John Healey said the UK provided support to the French Navy when its forces seized an oil tanker in the Western Mediterranean on Friday which it said belonged to Russia's shadow fleet. "I am proud of the support our UK Armed Forces p...Reuters
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