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Microsoft, Activision weigh sale of some UK cloud-gaming rights – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp and Activision Blizzard are considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in the UK to appease regulators so they can complete their $69 billion merger, B...
Jul 13, 2023
Australia govt appoints Michele Bullock as next central bank governor
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Friday appointed Michele Bullock as the next central bank governor, replacing Philip Lowe. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Lowe's current seven-year term is du...
Jul 13, 2023
Texas power use breaks record for second day in heat wave
(Reuters) - Demand for power in Texas hit a record high for a second day in a row on Thursday as homes and business kept their air conditioners cranked up during a lingering heat wave. The Electric Re...
Jul 13, 2023
Factbox-Potential candidates as next chief of Australia’s central bank
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - The head of Australia's central bank will not be reappointed for a second term as the Labor government seeks a new pair of hands for an institution scarred by criticis...
Jul 13, 2023
Australia’s central bank chief will not be reappointed -media
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - The head of Australia's central bank will not be reappointed for a second term as the Labor government seeks a new pair of hands for an institution badly scarred by cr...
Jul 13, 2023
Putin tells newspaper he offered Wagner fighters chance to keep serving
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin offered mercenary fighters with the Wagner group the opportunity to remain serving together in Russia after their revolt, he said in an interview published...
Jul 13, 2023
Tornado damages 125 homes in suburb of Canadian capital Ottawa
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - A tornado touched down in a suburb of the Canadian capital Ottawa on Thursday, damaging an estimated 125 homes and leaving another 1600 without power but resulting in only ...
Jul 13, 2023
Sheriffs deputies say ‘case closed’ after mailboxes were blown up Wednesday night
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – Some mailboxes in rural Peoria County ended up destroyed, and the Sheriffs Department may want to know who did it. Sheriffs officials say deputies went to the area of South...
Jul 13, 2023
Appeals court orders new congressional map for New York, Democrats could benefit
(Reuters) - A New York appeals court on Thursday ordered a redrawing of the state's congressional map, handing a victory to Democrats hoping to retake control of the closely divided U.S. House of Repr...
Jul 13, 2023
Fed’s Waller eyes July rate rise, and another hike before year ends
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Thursday he's not ready to call an all clear on U.S. inflation and favors more rate rises this year, saying th...
Jul 13, 2023
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