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South Africa's Tutu responding well to treatment: family
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid activist and veteran cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was responding well to a new course of antibiotics, his daughter said on Tuesday, following social media reports her father had died.
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Despite flaws, paperless voting machines remain widespread in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One in four registered voters in the United States live in areas that will use electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper backup in the November presidential election despite concerns that they are vulnerable to tampering and malfunctions, according to a Reuters analysis.
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Technical problems delay launch of crew to space station: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Technical problems have prompted Russia's space agency to postpone the launch of its next manned Soyuz spaceship to the International Space Station (ISS) which was scheduled for Sept. 23, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.
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Chip designer ARM launches processor fit for driverless cars
LONDON (Reuters) - ARM, the British chip designer powering the global mobile phone industry, launched a new processor on Tuesday for driverless cars, seeking to secure its place at the heart of the burgeoning industry.
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'Serious concern' in Somalia as 5 million go hungry, U.N. says
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of Somalis who do not have enough to eat has risen to five million, or more than four out of ten people, due to poor rains, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with children at the greatest risk of ill-health and death.
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Electrovaya to supply U.S. firm with batteries for electric vehicles
(Reuters) - Canada's Electrovaya Inc said on Tuesday it signed an agreement to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to an original equipment maker, its second such deal with a NYSE-listed Fortune 1000 company.
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Online used car retailer Vroom gets $50 million new funding
(Reuters) - Online used-car retailer Vroom raised $50 million in a Series E funding round from existing and new investors, bringing the total funding to $218 million.
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Drugmakers pledge to clean up antibiotic factories, curb overuse
(Reuters) - Thirteen leading drugmakers promised on Tuesday to clean up pollution from factories making antibiotics and take steps to curb overuse of the medicines as part of a drive to fight the rise of drug-resistant superbugs.
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RPT-Despite flaws, paperless voting machines remain widespread in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - One in four registered voters in the United States live in areas that will use electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper backup in the November presidential election despite concerns that they are vulnerable to tampering and malfunctions, according to a Reuters analysis.
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Renault, Nissan buy French tech firm to develop mobility apps
PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) - Renault SA
and Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> announced on Tuesday they would buy French software development company Sylpheo as they compete with global automakers and tech firms to develop new services including ride hailing and car sharing. - More Science Headlines»


