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India, Top Buyer Of US Almonds, Hits Back With Higher Duties

India News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

India, the world's biggest buyer of US almonds, raised import duties on the nut by 20 percent, a government order said, joining the European Union and China in retaliating against President Donald Trump's tariff hikes on steel and aluminium.

US Accuses Chinese Man Of Smuggling Anti-Submarine Warfare Devices

World News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

The head of a company that distributes marine-related products was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges that he conspired with an entity affiliated with China's armed forces to export devices to that country that could be used in anti-submarine warfare.

North and South Korea Discuss Reunion For Families Separated By War

World News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

The effort is among the steps promised by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in to improve relations that had deteriorated over the North's nuclear and missile programmes.

Tesla Said to Close a Dozen Solar Factories in the US

Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

The latest cuts to the division that was once SolarCity include closing about a dozen installation facilities.

Oil Prices Jump Ahead Of OPEC Meet. Five Things To Know

Business | Thomson Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

Oil prices pushed up by uncertainty over whether OPEC would manage to agree a production increase at a meeting in Vienna later in the day.

Father Of Girl On Time Magazine Says She Wasn't Taken From Mother

World News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

The Honduran toddler pictured sobbing in a pink jacket before US President Donald Trump on an upcoming cover of Time magazine was not separated from her mother at the US border, according to a man who says he is the girl's father.

Trump Talks "Total Denuclearisation" In North Korea, Officials Stay Quiet

World News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday North Korea was blowing up four of its big test sites and that a process of "total denuclearisation ... has already started," but officials said there was no such evidence since a landmark summit last week.

US Military May House Migrant Children As Trump Policy Beset By Confusion

World News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

The US military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as President DonaldTrump's efforts to roll back a widely condemned policy of separating children from their parents were beset by confusion.

Two Weeks After Kate Spade's Suicide, Her Father Dies

World News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

The father of fashion designer Kate Spade has died just over two weeks after the suicide of his daughter, the family said on Thursday.

Swiss Cable Car Breaks Down On 'James Bond' Mountain, 400 Airlifted

World News | Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

Helicopters airlifted about 400 people off the Swiss mountain featured in the 1969 James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" on Thursday after a cable car broke down, stranding them briefly at about 10,000 feet above sea level.

Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Name Atul Gawande CEO of Healthcare Venture

Reuters | Thursday June 21, 2018

The choice of Gawande reflects the company's plans to focus on the entire healthcare system, rather than just looking to curb prescription drug costs.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Resigns After Probe Into Relationship With Employee

Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From Reuters | Thursday June 21, 2018

A probe revealed that Krzanich's past consensual relationship with an Intel employee violated company policy.

Bank Of Maharashtra Approved $1.5 Million-Loan To Defaulting Company: Document

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday June 21, 2018

Police arrested the bank's chief executive Ravindra Marathe, executive director Rajendra Gupta and a former chairman on Wednesday.

Sebi To Initiate Action Against Entities In NSE Probe Over Unfair Access To Some Traders

Business | Thomson Reuters | Friday June 22, 2018

Sebi has been investigating allegations that NSE officials had provided high frequency traders unfair access.

Comedian John Oliver Roasts Xi On TV. Then China's Weibo Blocks Him

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 21, 2018

China's Twitter-like microblogging service Weibo has blocked and deleted posts referring to British comedian John Oliver after he slammed the country's human rights record and mocked President Xi Jinping on his show, Last Week Tonight.