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Analysis-U.S. Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ favored religion and Trump
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As midnight approached on the eve of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, the conservative-majority Supreme Court granted emergency requests by Chr...
Jul 28, 2021
Desalination advances in California despite opponents pushing for alternatives
By Daniel Trotta HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - Environmentalists say desalination decimates ocean life, costs too much money and energy, and soon will be made obsolete by water recycling. But a...
Jul 28, 2021
Spotify’s quarterly revenue beats estimates, paid subscribers rise 20%
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as the music streaming company reported a 20% jump in paid subscribers for its premium s...
Jul 28, 2021
Ukraine expects next IMF tranche after meeting conditions -president
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine expects to receive a second payment from its $5 billion International Monetary Fund programme after fulfilling all its agr...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Canoeing-Women paddle into history in slalom heats
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Jane Nicholas from the Cook Islands paddled into history on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to compete in an Olympic canoe slalom event as the sport and the Games mov...
Jul 28, 2021
China starts blocking paid after-school tutoring by public-school teachers
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Education said on Wednesday that it had begun implementing a campaign to stop paid after-school tutoring services provided by teachers working for public primar...
Jul 28, 2021
Turkey seeks up to 15 years in jail for licence holder of coup-related app
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities are seeking up to 15 years in prison for the licence holder of ByLock, an encrypted messaging app Ankara says was used by the group it blames for an attempted mi...
Jul 28, 2021
Tunisian judiciary investigating Ennahda, two other parties – judicial source
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's judiciary has opened an investigation into three political parties, including Ennahda and Heart of Tunisia, on suspicion of receiving foreign funds during the 2019 election...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Rugby-Fiji claim gold medal in Olympic Rugby Sevens
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fiji defeated New Zealand 27-12 to claim the gold medal in the Olympic Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday, retaining the title they won in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Russia’s S7 Airlines plans to order 24 A320 Neo Airbus planes by 2024
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's S7 Airlines plans to order 24 new A320 Neo Airbus planes for its low-cost airline by 2024, Chairman of the airline's board of directors Tatiana Fileva said on Wednesday. Fi...
Jul 28, 2021
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