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NYC mayoral race awaits fresh vote count after confusion over board error
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - New York City's Board of Elections is expected to release updated vote totals in the Democratic mayoral contest on Wednesday, a day after the board threw the race into confusi...
Jun 30, 2021
EU agrees ceasefire with Britain in “sausage war”
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire with Britain in a post-Brexit dispute dubbed the "sausage war" by extending a grace period for shipments...
Jun 30, 2021
Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030 as races to renewables
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain joined an international campaign to set a date for closing all coal plants by 2030 on Wednesday, signing up to a target it looks well-placed to beat by a wide margin. The Powe...
Jun 30, 2021
A church in Brazil takes on a new mission, baking bread for the poor
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - As Brazil battles a pandemic that has taken over half a million lives and thrust millions more further into poverty, a church in the west of Rio de Janeiro has assumed a new...
Jun 30, 2021
AT&T to run core 5G network on Microsoft’s cloud
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and AT&T Inc on Wednesday said that the carrier will run core parts of its 5G wireless network on Microsoft's cloud computing platform. The newer generatio...
Jun 30, 2021
Rolls-Royce partners with Shell in sustainable aviation fuel push
LONDON (Reuters) - British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would partner with oil company Shell to work on the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in line with both their plans for ...
Jun 30, 2021
Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness for record eight years over extremism
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses to seven and eight years in jail on extremism charges, with the latter sentence the longest ever handed to one of the ...
Jun 30, 2021
Cycling-Tension and stress make Tour de France crashes inevitable
By Julien Pretot LAVAL, France (Reuters) - Professional riders have been asking for safer conditions on the Tour de France but the nature of their sport makes it almost impossible to avoid tumbles and...
Jun 30, 2021
Dutch court sides with Inmarsat in dispute over use of 5G frequency
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Inmarsat in a dispute over the use of 5G bandwidth in the Netherlands, ordering the government to suspend a decision to reserve the ...
Jun 30, 2021
Iran, U.S. choices on nuclear deal ‘crystallize’ in Vienna – U.S. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The last few rounds of Iran nuclear deal talks in Vienna have "helped to crystallize the choices that need to be made" by Tehran and Washington to achieve a mutual return to...
Jun 30, 2021
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