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Anthem to pay nearly $40 million to settle data breach probe by U.S. states
(Reuters) - Anthem Inc said on Wednesday it would pay $39.5 million as part of a settlement with U.S. states attorneys general following an investigation into a massive cyber-attack at the company in ...
Sep 30, 2020
Spain seizes 30 tonnes of hashish hidden in sailing boats
LAS PALMAS, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have seized about 30 tonnes of hashish hidden in four sailing boats, in their biggest drug bust at sea, local authorities said on Wednesday. Nine Bulg...
Sep 30, 2020
Ukraine investigating death of U.S. embassy employee
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police said on Wednesday an employee of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine had died after an assault in Kyiv and that they were looking for a male suspect in the case. "The unconsc...
Sep 30, 2020
Germany's Merkel pledges $100 million for COVID-19 vacine for poor countries
NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday pledged $100 million to help developing countries access a COVID-19 vaccine as World Bank President David Malpass said "broad, rapid a...
Sep 30, 2020
Canada July GDP rises 3%, August seen up 1%
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy continued to expand in July and August, clawing back from a steep drop due to the coronavirus pandemic, though the pace of growth slowed through the summer, Sta...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. pending home sales race to record high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes surged to a record high in August, suggesting housing market activity was gathering speed amid record-low mortgage rates. The Nation...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. blacklists Syrian individuals, entities in fresh push for Assad to end war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 13 entities and six individuals, including the governor of the Central Bank of Syria, in a fresh round of sanctions aimed at cutting o...
Sep 30, 2020
Injured Bertens leaves court in wheelchair after beating Errani
PARIS (Reuters) - Fifth seed Kiki Bertens narrowly avoided joining the exodus of French Open women's favourites as she survived a match point against Italian former runner-up Sara Errani before hobbli...
Sep 30, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin to resume COVID-19 relief talks as Democrats mull new bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was due to resume talks on COVID-19 relief with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday, as Democratic lawmaker...
Sep 30, 2020
Spain's Ibiza under partial lockdown after contagion spreads
MADRID (Reuters) - The town of Ibiza will go into partial lockdown from Friday after the coronavirus contagion has spread quickly there in the past weeks, the Balearic Island region said in a statemen...
Sep 30, 2020
