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US National Weather Service to restore hundreds of jobs cut under Trump
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The Trump administration is allowing the U.S. National Weather Service to restore most of the hundreds of jobs eliminated by the cost-cutting Department of Government Effici...
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SoftBank shares surge to record after optimism for AI prospects boosted Q1 earnings
By Anton Bridge and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Shares in SoftBank Group jumped more than 13% to a record high on Friday morning in a show of investor support for the Japanese technology investor's ...
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China's SMIC says Trump tariffs did not cause expected 'hard landing'
By Che Pan and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China's top foundry SMIC said on Friday U.S. tariff policy had not led to a "hard landing" the company had initially feared and strong domestic demand would ...
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White House ups federal law enforcement at tourist hot spots in Washington, D.C
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House announced on Thursday that a planned increase in federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C., would focus on areas with heavy tourist traffic and other hot spots ...
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Japan index hits record high on earnings boost, other Asian markets ease
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Japanese shares surged on Friday after positive earnings reports and expectations the U.S. would remove overlapping tariffs on the country's goods, while s...
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Trump's Fed pick, Bank of England's 'hawkish' cut weigh on dollar
By Jaspreet Kalra and Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar was under pressure on Friday and was on course for a weekly fall as U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary choice for a fill-in Fe...
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Meta selects Pimco, Blue Owl for $29 billion data center financing, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Meta has selected investment management firm Pimco and alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital for a $29 billion financing deal related to its data center projects in rural Louisiana, Bl...
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Oil set for steepest weekly losses since June as tariffs cloud demand outlook
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed in early Asian hours on Friday, but were headed for their steepest weekly losses since late-June, as investors expressed concern over the impac...
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Malaysia's Indigenous women rangers defy tradition to protect endangered gibbons
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Sunnyda Yok Nun, a 38-year-old woman from Malaysia's Semai tribe, remembers seeing gibbons for the first time while she was training to protect the animals as part of the count...
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BOJ debated chance of resuming rate hike, July summary shows
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Some Bank of Japan policymakers warned of mounting inflationary pressures and one signaled the chance of resuming interest rate increases by year-end, a summary of opi...
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