Literary Newsletter

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Covid: Alert over inaccurate thermometers bought in UK

Sales have increased in the pandemic but some products are not fit for purpose, UK regulator warns.

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Philip Morris wants cigarettes banned in the UK by 2030

Philip Morris International says it will stop selling Marlboro cigarettes in Britain within a decade as it called on the UK government to ban the sale of its tobacco products.

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Amazon posted a crypto job. Bitcoin surged 14%

Amazon listed a job opening for a digital currency and blockchain product lead, sending cryptocurrencies soaring Monday.

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Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel's 'startup nation' image

Audacious Mossad spy operations around the world. The plucky "startup nation" home to reams of billion-dollar ideas. These are two drivers of Israel's image abroad that its political and business leaders have long been happy to push.

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A surprising tech company could be next to join the Dow

Chip giant Nvidia is the ninth-most valuable company in the S&P 500. With a market capitalization of almost $500 billion, the company is now worth nearly as much as semiconductor rivals Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm — combined. Could Nvidia soon wind up listed on the venerable Dow, too?

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Haiti assassination probe: Death threats, missing witnesses and moved bodies revealed in leaked documents

There was no mistaking the meaning in last week's anonymous text message: Do what we say or die.

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At least 180 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides

At least 180 people have died in the west Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages.

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