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Wildfire in Spain’s Gran Canaria island menaces villages
By Borja Suarez TEJEDA, Spain (Reuters) - A rapidly-spreading wildfire that broke out at the centre of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday forced the authorities to remove several hundred vi...
Jul 25, 2023
Biden nominates Harry Coker to be national cyber director
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Harry Coker, who has served in leadership positions at the CIA and the National Security Agency, for the role of national cyber director, the ...
Jul 25, 2023
Biden cancels $130 million in debt for students who attended Colorado college
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration was canceling $130 million in debt for 7,400 student borrowers who attended CollegeAmerica in the state of Colorado. "These borr...
Jul 25, 2023
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
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