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Extreme heatwaves to continue through August, WMO adviser says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Heatwaves are expected to persist in a large part of the world throughout August, an adviser on extreme heat said on Friday, following on from record temperatures in recent weeks. T...
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Futures inch up as megacaps recover after sharp decline
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures crept higher on Friday, setting the Dow on track for its tenth straight day of gains, while megacap growth and technology stocks recovered after sharp losses in th...
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UAW seeks Washington backing to pressure Detroit Three automakers in labor talks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has made winning the support of Washington a key part of the union's strategy to nail down new labor deals with the ...
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Japanese unions urge employers to continue wage hikes next year and beyond
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest trade union confederation 'Rengo' urged companies on Friday to raise wages further to outpace inflation and help workers deal with rising living costs. The lobby grou...
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Marketmind: Dollar flexes into Fed week, calm returns
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As markets blew the froth off this year's extraordinary rally in Big Tech stocks on Thursday, the dollar clocked its best day - and l...
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European Union agrees post-Brexit rules for hedge funds
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union said on Thursday it has reached a deal on revising its rules for managers of hedge funds and other alternative investments, easing industry fear...
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Los Angeles movie fans hit the multiplexes for ‘Barbenheimer’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film fans headed to cinemas in Los Angeles for early screenings of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," a doubleheader being billed as "Barbenheimer". At the TCL Chinese Theater on Holl...
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Russia’s Bolshoi, shunned in West, heads to Beijing for first tour since COVID
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet, grounded by COVID-19 and then shunned in the West since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, returns to international touring next week for the first time since th...
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OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety -White House
By Diane Bartz and Krystal Hu WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures su...
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Wildfires in Greece burn for fifth day as another heatwave hits
By Fedja Grulovic ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country. Firefighters, backed by ...
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