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(Reuters) – Investors have increased Microsoft Corp shares nearly 30 percent since the start of the year, betting that the pandemic-induced shift to more remote computing will boost their business. FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft Store is shown in the Manhattan District of New York, New York, USA, June 26, 2020. …

BEIJING / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States told China to close its consulate in Houston, the two countries said on Wednesday, further deteriorating bilateral relations, and a source said Beijing was considering closing the US consulate in Wuhan in reprisal. Fire trucks are seen outside the Chinese consulate, where …

By Lisa Keddie LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones released a previously lost song “Scarlet” on Wednesday, recorded at guitarist Ronnie Wood’s home in 1974 and featuring Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. The song combines Mick Jagger’s boastful voice with richly textured guitars and is described in a …

(CNN) – The coronavirus pandemic has placed a heavy burden on Venice’s vast tourism industry. But as it emerges from the running of the bulls, the city is trying to ease another burden on the shoulders of its gondoliers. A new restriction will reduce the maximum capacity of the city’s …

Another soldier was found dead near Fort Hood, the third body of a soldier that was discovered near the US Army base in Texas in the past month. Pvt. Mejhor Morta, 26, was found unanswered July 17 near Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Fort Hood officials said Tuesday. Stillhouse Hollow Lake is …