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U.S. judge throws out Texas gun ban for young adults after Supreme Court ruling
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas threw out the state's ban on people between 18 and 20 years old from carrying handguns on Thursday in what appears to be the first major judicial...
Aug 25, 2022
Exclusive-Japan seeks to organise Sri Lanka creditors’ meeting on debt crisis-sources
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors' conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation's debt crisis, but uncertai...
Aug 25, 2022
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile US plan to boost cellular coverage from space
(Reuters) - U.S wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc will use Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, the companies announce...
Aug 25, 2022
Tokyo Aug core consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 8 years
TOKYO (Reuters) - Core consumer prices in Japan's capital Tokyo rose in August at their fastest pace in nearly eight years, as inflationary pressures broadened due to higher fuel and raw material cost...
Aug 25, 2022
At least 84 people infected by E.coli outbreak in four states – CDC
(Reuters) - The E.coli bacteria outbreak in four Midwest states from an unknown source has affected 47 more people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, taking the tot...
Aug 25, 2022
Chipotle workers in Michigan vote to form union, in first for restaurant chain
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc restaurant in Lansing, Michigan, on Thursday voted to form a union, becoming the first U.S. Chipotle location to unionize. Employees voted ...
Aug 25, 2022
Unemployment continues declines in Illinois, and in Peoria area, though not as many jobs created here
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Peoria area hasn’t created as many jobs in the year-over-year period ending last month as some other areas, but the unemployment rate in the area is still lower. Th...
Aug 25, 2022
U.S. suspends 26 Chinese flights, responding to China flight cancellations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Thursday it would suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese gover...
Aug 25, 2022
Australia’s Lynas posts record profit on solid rare earths demand
(Reuters) - Australia's Lynas Rare Earths posted a record more than three-fold jump in annual profit on Friday, boosted by soaring demand for the specialized metals it mines amid a global push for red...
Aug 25, 2022
U.S. monkeypox cases may be peaking, experts say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monkeypox cases in some large U.S. cities appear to be declining, matching trends seen in Europe, and experts are cautiously optimistic the outbreak may have p...
Aug 25, 2022
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