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Stifling heat wave to grip U.S. South over holiday weekend
(Reuters) - An oppressive heat wave settled over a wide swath of the U.S. South on Thursday, bringing record-breaking temperatures that could top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in many spots and ...
Jun 15, 2023
Canadian housing starts fall 23% in May – CMHC
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts fell 23% in May compared with the previous month as groundbreaking decreased on multiple unit and single-family detached urban homes, data from the national ...
Jun 15, 2023
Russia tries to signal normalcy as Ukraine forces advance
By Vitalii Hnidyi SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE (Reuters) - Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in just three months, Moscow's latest bid to signal it is in contr...
Jun 15, 2023
BlackRock close to filing for a bitcoin ETF – CoinDesk
(Reuters) - BlackRock is close to filing an application for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), CoinDesk reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The world's largest asset man...
Jun 15, 2023
IAEA’s Grossi says measures taken to ensure Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant security -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that "a number of measures" had been taken to stabilise the situation at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuc...
Jun 15, 2023
Ukraine to get more Leopard-2 tanks from Western partners
Berlin (Reuters) - Ukraine will get a further 14 Leopard-2 battle tanks worth a three-digit million euro sum from Western partners, financed by Denmark and the Netherlands, Handelsblatt business daily...
Jun 15, 2023
Kenya cuts budget deficit for the next fiscal year to 4.4%
By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's finance minister on Thursday cut the government's budget deficit for the fiscal year starting next month to 4.4% from an estimated 5.8%...
Jun 15, 2023
Rugby-Crowley to leave Italy coaching role after World Cup
(Reuters) - Kieran Crowley will leave his role as Italy head coach after the World Cup later this year, the country's rugby governing body (FIR) said on Thursday despite the New Zealand coach's wish t...
Jun 15, 2023
Bank of America commits $500 million to funds led by minority and women entrepreneurs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp said on Thursday it has committed more than $500 million in equity investments to funds led by minority and women entrepreneurs, more than doubling from its i...
Jun 15, 2023
US import prices drop in May on energy, food
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. import prices fell in May and the annual decrease in prices was the sharpest in three years, providing another boost for the Federal Reserve in the fight against inflation....
Jun 15, 2023
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