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September 2, 2021 By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – A narrowing of the polls over the past 10 days has turned what looked like a homeward romp for Germany’s conservatives into a tight race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, with multiple potential coalitions after a Sept. 26 national election. With parliament more fragmented than ever, […]

September 2, 2021 NAIROBI (Reuters) – A de facto blockade on aid to the Tigray region in Ethiopia’s north is bringing millions of people to the brink of famine, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Thursday, warning of “looming catastrophe”. The U.N. agency OCHA called on all parties in a 10-month-old war in Tigray […]

September 2, 2021 By Robert Muller USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis launched his populist ANO party’s campaign for re-election on Thursday vowing to keep out migrants and prevent ceding national powers to Brussels. The central European country took in almost no migrants when a wave of asylum seekers […]

September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will give Ukraine more than $45 million in additional humanitarian assistance, U.S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden offered Kyiv $60 million in new security aid in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. (Reporting […]

We're still waiting to hear when Apple's September event will be, but according to some rumors, the new iPad (2021) could show up alongside the iPhone 13 and Apple Watch 7 on September 14. If true, that means the device launch maybe isn't very far out, but we'll need to wait to see for sure. […]

Explosion, a company that has combined an open source machine learning library with a set of commercial developer tools, announced a $6 million Series A today on a $120 million valuation. The round was led by SignalFire, and the company reported that today’s investment represents 5% of its value. Oana Olteanu from SignalFire will be […]

Fujifilm has been trying to make medium format photography more mainstream by not just shrinking the size of the camera bodies – as shown by the Fujifilm GFX 100S – but by also making them more affordable. Its latest medium format camera, the Fujifilm GFX 50S II is one of the cheapest ones yet, with […]

There have been growing whispers that Fujifilm is planning to release higher-resolution X-series mirrorless cameras like the rumored Fujifilm X-H2 – and it's just confirmed that with two new lens announcements today. During the launches of two new prime lenses – the Fujifilm XF23mm f/1.4 R LM WR and Fujifilm XF33m f/1.4 R LM WR – the […]

The Fujifilm X-T30 has long been one of the best travel cameras around, thanks to its mix of a large APS-C sensor and compact, retro styling – and Fujifilm has just given it a minor refresh in the form of the the Fujifilm X-T30 II. In most respects, the Fujifilm X-T30 II is the same […]

Sony has announced its next PS5 Showcase through its various social media channels, promising the event will show fans what's in store for the future of the PS5. The event, which takes place September 9, will last for around 40 minutes and give viewers a look at games coming to the PS5 this holiday and […]

The rumored director for Marvel's Blade movie has been confirmed – by the man himself. Bassam Tariq, the indie director behind films including Mogul Mowgli and Ghosts of Sugar Land, had reportedly been tapped to helm the vampire superhero's first MCU adventure. Now, Tariq has seemingly confirmed that he'll be directing the Mahershala Ali-starring Marvel […]

September 2, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union will take months to decide if banks can continue clearing derivatives in London, the EU’s financial services chief said on Thursday in a sign of how Brussels is keeping up pressure to shift business to Frankfurt. A European Commission working group looked at […]

September 2, 2021 By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) – Western Union Co is resuming money-transfer services to Afghanistan, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday, a decision he said was in line with a U.S. push to allow humanitarian activity to continue after the Taliban’s takeover. The world’s largest money-transfer firm and MoneyGram International Inc, […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – Space travel company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Thursday it was launching its first commercial research mission named “Unity 23” in partnership with Italian Air Force. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) Source Link Virgin Galactic to launch first commercial research mission David Barret

September 2, 2021 DOHA (Reuters) -British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday there is a need to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, but Britain has no immediate plans to recognise their government. Raab was speaking during a joint press conference with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha, where he […]

September 2, 2021 HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam could be facing a lengthy battle against the coronavirus and cannot rely on lockdown and quarantine measures indefinitely, its prime minister said, as the country struggles to contain its deadliest outbreak so far. Vietnam has deployed soldiers and forced residents of its biggest city to stay in their […]

Over the previous two or three years we’ve seen an explosion of new debit and credit card products come to market from consumer and B2B fintech startups, as well as companies that we might not traditionally think of as players in the financial services industry. On the consumer side, that means companies like Venmo or […]

TechRadar's PC Gaming Week is back for 2021, and PC gaming has never been better – or more important. The PC continues to be the best place to play games if you're after sheer breadth of game types. From obscure indie games to visually stunning AAA titles, our humble PCs (or tricked out rigs) let […]

We saw yesterday that Microsoft is telling Windows 11 testers whose PCs don’t meet the minimum spec for the OS, who despite that were happily running preview builds thus far, that they now have to go back to using Windows 10 – causing some confusion about perceived promises in the past, and a clarification to […]

The best cordless vacuum cleaners combine powerful suction and large dust canisters so you can ensure your hard floors and carpets are dust-free, without a wire restricting just where you can clean. Cordless vacuums are powered by rechargeable batteries, which can last anywhere between 15 minutes and one hour between charges. Many models even have […]