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Brazil census shows population growth at its slowest since 1872
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's annual population growth slowed over the past decade to its lowest since records began 150 years ago, the government statistics agency said on Wednesday, as people in on...
Jun 28, 2023
Czech lower house backs defence treaty with US in initial vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The lower house of the Czech parliament gave strong backing to a defence treaty with NATO ally the United States on Wednesday in an initial reading, signalling the agreement would b...
Jun 28, 2023
Scientists isolate human gene able to fend off most bird flu viruses
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) - UK researchers have homed in on a human gene implicated in thwarting most bird flu viruses from infecting people. Bird flu chiefly spreads among wild birds such as...
Jun 28, 2023
BlackRock Investment Institute sees AI as major driver of equity returns
(Reuters) - Shares of AI-focused companies will be a major driver of returns for developed markets in a tough economic environment, BlackRock Investment Institute said, citing a current rally that is ...
Jun 28, 2023
Russia’s Lavrov says Moscow is in contact with U.S. about embassies
(Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has been in touch with Moscow to discuss the respective Russian and U.S. embassies, and the two sides are in talks on the subject, Forei...
Jun 28, 2023
Israel tech fundraising suffers 65% annual slump in second quarter
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Fundraising by Israeli technology firms slumped 65% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, data showed on Wednesday, as political turmoil i...
Jun 28, 2023
More tightening to come, top central bank chiefs tell ECB forum
SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's top central banks reaffirmed on Wednesday they see further policy tightening as needed to tame stubbornly high inflation but still believe they can ...
Jun 28, 2023
Ukraine to face energy deficit despite fast wartime repairs
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will face a power deficit later this summer and in the autumn and winter as its energy infrastructure struggles to recover from months of Russian missile atta...
Jun 28, 2023
In a first, India gifts active warship to Vietnam
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An active duty missile corvette of the Indian Navy is on its way to Vietnam as a gift, the first warship given by India to any country. The domestically built corvette INS Kirpan...
Jun 28, 2023
As Russia teetered, the elite trembled, and some private jets left
By Guy Faulconbridge, Darya Korsunskaya and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) - As one of the world's most brutal mercenary forces marched on Moscow, some among Russia's elite trembled in fear that the ...
Jun 28, 2023
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