LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) – Lava pouring from the Canary Islands’ first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced authorities to evacuate another part of El Paso on the island of La Palma, the town’s
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Pro-Putin party heads for Russian election win after Navalny clampdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians vote on Sunday in the final stretch of a three-day parliamentary election that the ruling party is expected to win after a sweeping crackdown that crushed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s movement
Read moreDelta variant detected in 99% of U.S. cases, according to C.D.C.
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has overtaken others in the United States and now represents more than 99 percent of cases tracked in the country, according to the latest biweekly report of sequencing data
Read moreUK to extend Northern Ireland's Brexit grace periods
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain plans to further extend post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday, in a move designed to give London and Brussels more
Read moreU.S. climate envoy Kerry visits Japan, China for talks on emissions
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Tokyo for talks on Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and other officials on cooperation on carbon emissions and cutting support for fossil fuels,
Read moreS&P, Nasdaq post record closes on dovish Fed taper-talk
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq topped their record closes once again on Monday, bolstered by technology stocks, as last week’s dovish comments from the Federal Reserve on tapering its monetary stimulus refocused investors’
Read moreAsian shares rise on dovish Fed prospects but China caps gains
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares perked up and the dollar fell to two-week lows on Monday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell struck a dovish tone at the central bank’s long-awaited symposium, although
Read moreCOVID-19: China rejects US report that says coronavirus may have come from Wuhan lab
A US report which says COVID-19 may have started in a laboratory is “not scientifically credible”, China has claimed. The Chinese embassy in Washington also said the report wrongly claims that Beijing is hindering a
Read moreMotor vehicles restrain U.S. consumer spending; monthly inflation slows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending slowed in July as a decline in motor vehicle purchases due to shortages offset a rise in outlays on services, supporting views that economic growth will moderate in the
Read moreS&P 500 hits record high as 'prudent Powell' stands pat on policy
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the U.S. central bank will remain patient as it tries to nurse the economy back
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