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Irish manufacturers resume hiring despite slump in activity -PMI
DUBLIN (Reuters) - A slump in Irish manufacturing activity deepened slightly again last month as output was at one of its lowest levels on record, but firms resumed adding staff amid a tight labour ma...
Jul 31, 2023
DeSantis says he would aim to deter Chinese invasion of Taiwan
By Kanishka Singh and Costas Pitas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday he would aim to deter China from invading Taiwan if he wins the 2024 presidential election, saying...
Jul 31, 2023
Big US asset managers cool on climate issues -think tank
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - Large U.S.-based asset managers have shown waning interest in encouraging companies in which they invest to phase out fossil fuels since 2021, while their European ...
Jul 31, 2023
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef off UNESCO danger list, still under ‘serious threat’
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A UNESCO heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia's Great Barrier Reef as a site that is "in danger" but warned the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem rema...
Jul 31, 2023
Lynas Rare Earths signs updated contract with US govt for Texas facility
(Reuters) -Lynas Rare Earths said on Tuesday it had signed an updated contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for the construction of the heavy rare-earths component of its rare-earths processing...
Jul 31, 2023
Japan chip equipment supplier Disco to set up center in India – Nikkei
(Reuters) - Japan's Disco Corp wants to establish a center in India to support its clients and serve as a base for marketing to the country's semiconductor industry, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday, ci...
Jul 31, 2023
An arrest is made after shots were fired in Fulton County
LEWISTOWN, Ill. – Someone is in custody after a report of a shooting in Fulton County. The Fulton County Sheriffs Department says the department got multiple 911 calls of a person being shot aro...
Jul 31, 2023
UK sets out support to make Nigeria’s agriculture sector more climate- resilient
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Minister James Cleverly will set out a new package of support to make Nigeria's agriculture sector more climate-resilient during a visit to the African country this ...
Jul 31, 2023
Peoria-area gas prices rise again this week, according to two agencies. Here’s why, according to one of them
PEORIA, Ill. – Gas prices in the Peoria area have risen again. Both GasBuddy.com and AAA say their averages have increased about nine cents a gallon in the last week in their local regions. AAA&...
Jul 31, 2023
Big X taken down from Twitter roof after San Francisco squabble
(Reuters) - It is gone. A giant, glowing X no longer marks the spot on the San Francisco high-rise that is headquarters to Elon Musk's messaging company X, formerly known as Twitter. The city building...
Jul 31, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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