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Exclusive: South Korea steel giant POSCO weighs how to exit Myanmar military-backed venture – sources

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By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – Giant South Korea steelmaker POSCO has begun reviewing how it might end a joint ...

Russia walked back its threat to totally block Twitter for failing to delete banned content

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/GettyImages Russia will extend a slowdown of Twitter until May 15, the state communications regulatory ...

Japan’s Mizuho says to revise contingency plan for system failure after recent glitches

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Mizuho Financial Group Inc will revise its contingency plan for a system failure by the end of June, ...

Greensill Bank customers get $3 billion in deposit protection scheme

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s banking private banking association said on Monday that it had paid out around 2.7 billion euros ...

The Stories Slide Deck: How Stories stack up across social platforms

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In the last few years, there’s been a major shift as to how consumers interact with social media. Rather than ...

Singapore blogger crowdfunds $99,000 to pay PM damages in defamation case

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singaporean blogger said on Monday he had raised S$133,000 ($98,840) via crowdfunding on social media to ...

Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers

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WASHINGTON (AP) – When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia’s new voting law as unduly restrictive ...

Biden’s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe ...

Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling. One officer was killed and another injured when a driver Friday ...

LG Electronics says it will end production and sales of its loss-making smartphone division

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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said on Monday it will end production and sales ...

A ‘cadre’ of soldiers has been suspended following a female soldier’s sexual assault allegations at an Army base in Oklahoma

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In this June 17, 2014 file photo, a vehicle drives by a sign at Scott Gate, one of the entrances ...

The Biden administration ramps up their effort to address hunger in America, relieving a burden on millions of Americans

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Miami Herald/Getty Images President Joe Biden’s administration is ramping efforts to address food insecurity and hunger. They authorized the largest ...

INSURTECH DISRUPTORS: Here’s exactly what full-stack insurtechs are doing to beat incumbents on customer acquisition, personalization, and claims processing

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Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of the Insurtech Disruptors research report from Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Insider ...

Stocks gain, U.S. short-dated debts under pressure after bumper U.S. jobs data

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By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Global stock prices rose to a 1 1/2-month high on Monday after data showing ...

Samsung first-quarter profit likely surged 45% on bumper smartphone, appliance sales

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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd likely saw a 45% jump in profit for January-March on ...

Millions of Facebook users’ data was leaked

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Hi and welcome to Insider Advertising for April 5. I’m senior advertising reporter Lauren Johnson, and here’s what’s going on: ...

Get all the healthcare coverage you need with the Digital Health Briefing from Insider Intelligence

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Healthcare has finally begun to embrace digital transformation after years as a stubborn holdout. The coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated ...

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg backs Biden’s infrastructure bill, says ‘we’re still coasting on infrastructure choices’ from the 1950s

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at a press conference in February. John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images Transportation secretary ...

THE INTERNET OF MEDICAL THINGS: The coronavirus is catalyzing a need for healthcare IoT in the US – here’s how connectivity and technology providers are carving out their place in the market

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This is a preview of the Insider Intelligence Internet of Medical Things premium research report. Purchase this report here. Insider ...

Delta cancels over 100 flights, opens some middle seats

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DETROIT (AP) – Delta Air Lines canceled about 100 flights Sunday due to staff shortages, and it opened up middle ...

Fertility experts debunk 19 myths about getting pregnant and fertility

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Fertility specialist Cindy Duke and reproductive urologist Sriram Eleswarapu debunk common myths. They talk about how IVF isn’t guaranteed to ...

A major Texas highway expansion project has been paused to examine possible violation of 1964 Civil Rights Act

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People drive on Interstate 45 toward downtown Houston. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Transportation has paused a ...

The Bidens encourage Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in Easter message

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Jill and Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol Building. PATRICK SEMANSKY/AFP via Getty Images President Joe ...

25 Bold Predictions for 2021

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2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic. While in many ways the world was brought to a halt, digital transformation ...

CASE STUDY: How Goldman Sachs changed the retail banking game – by entering it

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Digital-only banks are redefining retail banking in major markets around the world. Spurred on by consumer frustrations with incumbents and ...

Republicans are touting benefits of $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill despite voting against it

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Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-North Carolina) speaks on the House floor. House Television via AP Republicans are touting benefits of the ...

Chinese troops are heading to Russia to take part in a tough mountain-warfare competition for the first time

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Chinese soldiers train on a snowy plateau in Tibet, June 11, 2018. TPG/Getty Images A team of Chinese soldiers is ...

THE INTERNET OF THINGS 2020: Here’s what over 400 IoT decision-makers say about the future of enterprise connectivity and how IoT companies can use it to grow revenue

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Warnings about an imminent Chinese invasion of Taiwan are overblown

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A concrete bunker on a beach facing the Chinese city of Xamen on the Taiwanese island of Little Kinmen, which ...

THE ESPORTS ECOSYSTEM: The key players and trends driving the red-hot, fast-growing esports space that’s on track to surpass $1.5 billion by 2023

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This is a preview of The Esports Ecosystem research report from Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. To check to see ...