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Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Steven Scheer DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A thaw in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has raised expectations of an influx of funding in 'Silicon Wadi', Isr...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Oman
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour following a U.S.-brokered deal on normalising relations between Israel and the United Ar...
Aug 27, 2020
Category 4 hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana
(Reuters) - Hurricane Laura has made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana as a category 4 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday. The hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds o...
Aug 27, 2020
A handshake and a dearth of masks at Pence’s Republican convention speech
By Jeff Mason BALTIMORE (Reuters) - When U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump greeted supporters at an outdoor venue on Wednesday night for the Republican National Convention, the...
Aug 27, 2020
Powell expected to begin laying out Fed’s new monetary policy approach
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected on Thursday to begin setting out the U.S. central bank's new strategy for meeting its price stability and maximum employme...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. continues to pursue complete, verifiable North Korea denuclearisation, says Esper
(Reuters) - The United States continues to pursue the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event in Hawaii, Espe...
Aug 27, 2020
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits: FT
(Reuters) - TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has quit his role and general manager Vanessa Pappas will replace him on an interim basis, the Financial Times newspaper reported https://on.ft.c...
Aug 27, 2020
China repeatedly fell short of abiding by international laws: U.S.’ Esper
(Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday China has repeatedly fallen short of promises to abide by international laws and said Beijing wants to project its power globally. Esper...
Aug 27, 2020
New Zealand court sentences mosque shooter to life imprisonment without parole
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court sentenced a man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's deadliest shooting to life imprisonment without parole, the first time suc...
Aug 26, 2020
Sailor being investigated for arson on U.S. warship that caught fire, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United States Navy sailor is under investigation for possible arson aboard a warship that caught fire last month and injured dozens of people, a U.S. defense official told Reu...
Aug 26, 2020
