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U.S., China to keep talking on trade after little progress in Shanghai

U.S., China to keep talking on trade after little progress in Shanghai SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended a brief round of trade talks on Wednesday with little sign of progress and agreed to meet again in September, prolonging an uneasy truce in a year-long trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The talks were the first face-to-face meetings since U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in June and agreed to get negotiators back together to try to find a way out of…

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Rugby: Folau launches court action over Rugby Australia dismissal

Rugby: Folau launches court action over Rugby Australia dismissal SYDNEY (Reuters) - Israel Folau has formally launched Federal court proceedings against Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs over his dismissal for a code of conduct breach, the former Wallabies fullback said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Israel Folau arrives for a conciliation hearing at the Fair Work Commission in Sydney, Australia, June 28, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS Folau’s four-year contract was torn up in May after he posted a meme on social media that said hell awaited ‘drunks,…

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Fitbit lowers guidance after Versa Lite disappoints

Fitbit lowers guidance after Versa Lite disappoints Fitbit continued solid device growth for Q2, up 31%, year over year, representing a 5% bump in revenue. From that angle, the company’s long-term turnaround appears to be on track — but things weren’t all cheery this time out. Notably, the company’s stock is down in after-hours trading after it lowered guidance for annual revenue. The company laid much of the blame at the feet of the Versa Lite. Announced in March, the $160 device is a stripped-down version of the Versa, the…

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PM Johnson faces first electoral test in vote for Welsh parliamentary seat

PM Johnson faces first electoral test in vote for Welsh parliamentary seat LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could see his working majority in parliament reduced to just one when voters in a rural Welsh parliamentary seat go to the polls on Thursday in his first electoral test as leader. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks alongside Home Secretary Priti Patel during the first meeting of the National Policing Board at the Home Office in London, Britain July 31, 2019. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS The pro-European Union Liberal…

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Bank of England to lean against market rate cut bets as Brexit nears

Bank of England to lean against market rate cut bets as Brexit nears LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is likely to push back on Thursday against investors who bet that it will follow other central banks and cut rates in the coming months, even as the risk of a messy Brexit darkens growth prospects. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Economists polled by Reuters are almost certain that the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee…

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Cryptographic ICE Cube tests orbital cybersecurity protocols aboard the ISS

Cryptographic ICE Cube tests orbital cybersecurity protocols aboard the ISS Encryption in space can be tricky. Even if you do everything right, a cosmic ray might come along and flip a bit, sabotaging the whole secure protocol. So if you can’t radiation-harden the computer, what can you do? European Space Agency researchers are testing solutions right now in an experiment running on board the ISS. Cosmic radiation flipping bits may sound like a rare occurrence, and in a way it is. But satellites and spacecraft are out there for a…

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UK report cites Labour row as contributing to rise in anti-Semitic incidents

UK report cites Labour row as contributing to rise in anti-Semitic incidents LONDON (Reuters) - The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rose in the first half of the year, according to a charity on Thursday that cited alleged anti-Semitism in the opposition Labour party as a contributing factor. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a rally calling for a general election in London, Britain July 25,2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson The Community Security Trust (CST) said in a report it had recorded 892 incidents, 10% up…

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U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky to testify in assault trial

U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky to testify in assault trial STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is expected to give testimony in a Swedish court on Thursday on the second day of his assault trial after he and two of his entourage were accused of punching and kicking a teenager. FILE PHOTO: U.S. rapper ASAP Rocky attends the Alexander Wang Spring/Summer 2013 collection during New York Fashion Week, September 8, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Burton/File Photo The 30-year-old performer, producer and model, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, pleaded not guilty to…

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U.S. puts sanctions on Iranian foreign minister Zarif, who says they won't affect him

U.S. puts sanctions on Iranian foreign minister Zarif, who says they won't affect him WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, targeting the country’s top spokesman and potentially hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid rising tensions between the two countries. FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina Zarif, a critical figure in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, dismissed the…

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No plan to change South Korea-U.S. military exercise, U.S. official says

No plan to change South Korea-U.S. military exercise, U.S. official says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to make changes to a military drill with South Korea, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, despite a series of North Korean missile launches intended to pressure Seoul and Washington to stop joint exercises. The U.S. and South Korean militaries are planning to stage a joint exercise in August, known as Dong Maeng, which is believed to be a slimmed down version of an annual drill once known…

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