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Avnet to sell IT business to Tech Data for $2.6 billion
(Reuters) - U.S. electrical components distributor Avnet Inc
said it would sell its IT business to technology products distributor Tech Data Corp for about $2.6 billion. -
Data leak boosts Froome, puts Wiggins in spotlight
LONDON (Reuters) - Chris Froome's credibility as triple Tour de France champion has only been boosted by the hacking of his private medical information, according to a South African physiologist who carried out tests on the Briton last year.
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Philippine central bank ordered to return recovered money to Bangladesh
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine regional trial court has ordered the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to return to the Bangladesh central bank a recovered portion of the $81 million that was stolen from the bank earlier this year, a government lawyer said on Monday.
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UPS, Fast Radius to open 3D printing factory in Singapore
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc said on Monday it will expand its 3D printing services to Asia with a new facility in Singapore run by its partner Fast Radius that will open by the end of 2016.
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Alibaba's Cainiao to raise more money; current funds good for up to 18 months
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
, will hold another round of fundraising but it is hoping that money raised in March will be sufficient for a year to 18 months. -
'Game of Thrones', 'Veep' win Emmys again, newcomers also feted
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fantasy drama series "Game of Thrones" and comedy "Veep" proved repeat winners for cable giant HBO at the Emmy awards on Sunday, but newcomers and actors of color also made their mark in a ceremony where election-year politics played large.
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Cable kings HBO, FX upstage online competitors at TV's Emmys
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It was a repeat for HBO at television's Emmy awards on Sunday as the premium cable network's "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" won the night's top trophies, thwarting competition from deep-pocketed streaming services for the industry's highest honors.
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RPT-Sensing threat, UPS plans to expand its 3D printing operations
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept 19 (Reuters) - United Parcel Service plans to expand its 3D printing service to Asia and Europe, the U.S. shipping company has told Reuters, in a bid to fully embrace and get ahead of a trend that threatens to eat away a small but lucrative part of its business.
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FACTBOX-Key winners at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, the highest honors in U.S. television, were handed out on Sunday by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at a ceremony in Los Angeles hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
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Box Office: 'Blair Witch,' 'Bridget Jones's Baby' Fall Flat as 'Sully' Soars
LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Variety.com) - Some things aren't worth the wait.
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