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Mexico’s heat wave strains energy grid with record demand
By Isabel Woodford and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Soaring temperatures in Mexico are driving record electricity consumption that has prompted the country's energy authority to issue a rar...
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Activists ask Biden to publicly rebuke Modi over human rights
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rights advocates in Washington demanded that President Joe Biden publicly call out what they described as India's deteriorating human rights record, saying the...
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Bitcoin eyes third straight day of gains after touching two-month high
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rallied for a third straight day after hitting its highest level since mid-April, boosted by BlackRock's plan to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) even as the sector face...
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Pharma lobby group warns EU could lose edge with proposed law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's pharmaceutical sector could lose out to increased competition from emerging markets, China and the U.S. in terms of research and innovation if a proposed European Union h...
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Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanation
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as the microblog has become the country's most complained-ab...
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Brazil Senate confirms Lula’s ex-lawyer for Supreme Court seat
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Cristiano Zanin, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's former defense lawyer, to serve on the country's Supreme Court. Za...
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Factbox-Extreme tourism allows ultra-wealthy to explore new frontiers
(Reuters) - The $250,000-a-head expedition that vanished this week en route to the deep-sea wreck of the Titanic ocean liner is just one example of extreme tourism that is becoming more commonplace fo...
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US announces new visa restriction policy for those who have assisted fugitives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign government officials and agents who assist fugitives in evading the U.S. justice...
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Marketmind: Hawkish Powell keeps markets on defense
By Alden Bentley (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley, Breaking News Editor for Finance & Markets, Americas. The week's main attraction, Fed Chair Jerome Powell's te...
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KB Home quarterly revenue rises on higher demand
(Reuters) - KB Home on Wednesday posted a 3% rise in its quarterly revenue, helped by strong demand amid tight supply of homes. Shares of the U.S. homebuilder rose about 1% in after-market trade. Dema...
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