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US House Democrat holds thirst strike to protest Texas water break law
By Moira Warburton and Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Greg Casar of Texas held a thirst strike at Congress on Tuesday to protest a new law signed by Republican ...
Jul 25, 2023
US judge blocks Biden’s new border asylum restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden's new regulation restricting asylum access at the U.S.-Mexico border, upending a key tenet of his plan for deterring ...
Jul 25, 2023
Nigeria opts for small rate hike at first meeting after Emefiele’s suspension
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's central bank raised its main lending rate by a smaller-than-expected 25 basis points on Tuesday, saying it preferred a moderate increase to anchor inflat...
Jul 25, 2023
ASM International’s Q2 new orders tumble as chip industry slows
By Laura Lenkiewicz and PierreJohn Felcenloben (Reuters) - Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM International (ASMI) said on Tuesday new orders almost halved in the second quarter due to softening ...
Jul 25, 2023
‘My life stopped’: local people say they lost all in Greece wildfires
By Fedja Grulovic RHODES, Greece (Reuters) - Standing outside the blackened shell of what used to be his restaurant, Dimitris Hajifotis laments a livelihood lost to wildfires raging on the Greek islan...
Jul 25, 2023
Harvard faces federal civil rights probe over legacy admissions
By Julia Harte and Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether Harvard racially discriminates by favoring applicants with ties to donors a...
Jul 25, 2023
Olympics-Athletes will sleep well without AC in Paris, says IOC president
By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) - Despite July temperatures in Paris sometimes rising above 40 degrees, the International Olympic Committee president is confident that athletes will sleep comfortably...
Jul 25, 2023
Lower production in Europe hits global steel output
LONDON (Reuters) - Global crude steel production fell 1.1% year on year to 943.9 million metric tons in the first half of 2023 due to lower output in Europe and the Americas, World Steel Association d...
Jul 25, 2023
Exclusive-EU antitrust regulators rejected Meta offer to curb use of ad data, sources say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigatio...
Jul 25, 2023
Airlines shares hit turbulence on Alaska’s dour forecast, RTX engine problem
(Reuters) - U.S. airlines stocks tumbled on Tuesday as investors were spooked by downbeat forecasts from Alaska Air Group and a warning on jet engines by aerospace giant RTX. Investors have been on th...
Jul 25, 2023
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