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Rio kept destruction of Ice Age Australia heritage secret, Aboriginal group says

A Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX) forerunner failed to protect 18,000-year-old artefacts showing how people lived during the last Ice Age,…

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First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019 – study

The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the…

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EXCLUSIVE Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, may test online law

Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc (FB.O) refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing…

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Amazon, Google face formal fake review inquiry in Britain

Britain's competition regulator started a formal investigation on Friday into whether Amazon (AMZN.O) and Google (GOOGL.O) may not have done…

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Reducing oil use to meet climate targets is tougher than cutting supply

BP gas station signage is seen as a passenger plane makes its final landing approach to Heathrow Airport in west…

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MLB roundup: Kyle Schwarber HRs twice to power Nats over Marlins

Kyle Schwarber clubbed two homers and drove in four runs, leading the blazing-hot Washington Nationals to a 7-3 win over…

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“Space is for everyone”: Europe’s Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut

BERLIN, June 25 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world's first physically disabled astronaut…

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FTC orders 7-Eleven, Marathon to divest over 200 retail fuel outlets

June 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday ordered 7-Eleven to sell over 200 retail outlets following…

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A family’s vaccine hopes shattered in Brazil

As newly vaccinated people in countries such as the United States and Britain celebrate their freedom from the pandemic, the…

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Visa to buy Swedish fintech Tink for $2.2 billion

Visa Inc (V.N) said on Thursday it had agreed a 1.8 billion euro ($2.2 billion) takeover of European open banking…

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