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Morgan Stanley upgrades Roku on its surging video streaming platform growth

Brendan McDermid | Reuters People pass by a video sign display with the logo for Roku Inc, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, that held it’s IPO at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York, U.S., September 28, 2017. The worst is over for Roku shareholders this year, according to one Wall …

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EU to oversee Zimbabwe election

Jekesai Njikizana | AFP | Getty Images Members of Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF (Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front), arrive at the launch of its election manifesto on May 4, 2018 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The European Union will oversee elections held in Zimbabwe this summer, the first time it …

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Qualcomm to meet China regulators in push to clear $44 billion NXP deal: Sources

AFP | Getty Images Lei Jun, the CEO of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi (front right), shakes hands with Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf on November 9, 2017, after signing a memorandum of understanding during a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump (obscured) and China’s President Xi Jinping (back right) at the …

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Billionaire Soros outlines plan to save Europe

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management, speaks during an interview in London in March. The Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros has offered a three-point plan in order to preserve the status of the European Union. Europe’s alliance has been under strain …

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Gunman shoots police in Liege, four dead, Belgian media reports

Dirk Waem | AFP| Getty Images Military police soldiers patrol the Brussels Airport on November 18, 2015 in Zaventem, eastern Brussels. A gunman killed two police officers and a passer-by on Tuesday before being himself shot dead in the center of the eastern Belgian city of Liege, public broadcaster RTBF …

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Dassault company will continue to play strategic role for France, defense minister says

Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images A French fighter jet, the Dassault Rafale, performs an aerial display. The Dassault company will continue to play a strategic role for the French armed forces, the country’s defense minister Florence Parly said on Tuesday, following the death of billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault. …

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Spain Prime Minister Rajoy to face confidence vote

Angel Navarrete | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s prime minister, gestures as he speaks in the senate in Madrid, Spain, on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will face a vote of confidence in his leadership on Friday as corruption convictions handed down to dozens …

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Defense Secretary Mattis credits reading habit for leadership skills

Department of Defense photo Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis arrives at the 149th annual Department of Defense National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, May 29, 2017. Defense Secretary James Mattis, a revered Marine with a military career spanning four decades, credits his leadership success to his voracious reading …

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