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Germany seeks powers for spies to hack and disrupt attackers
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (349+ words) BERLIN, July 2 (Reuters) " Germany plans to give its spy agencies powers to hack, disrupt and deceive foreign attackers in a major overhaul of post-war intelligence limits, aiming "to harden its response to growing cyber and hybrid threats, "according to a…...
Belgium plans to spend 3. 1 billion euros on NASAMS and skyranger systems " Belgian official
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (111+ words) BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) " Belgium is planning to buy 10 "advanced surface-to-air missile "system (NASAMS) launchers from Kongsberg and 20 Skyranger short-range air defence systems "from "Rheinmetall "for a total "price of 3. 1 billion euros, a Belgian official told Reuters "on Thursday. The plans,…...
Spain's amnesty drive brings 600, 000 migrants into formal economy during application review
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (241+ words) MADRID, July 2 (Reuters) " Some 609, 737 of the 1. 17 million migrants in Spain who applied for legal status in its recent "amnesty drive have obtained temporary work permits, "government officials said on Thursday, enabling them to start work in the formal economy while…...
Soccer-Eliminated but not alone: Mexico City cafe becomes haven for World Cup heartbreak
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (408+ words) MEXICO CITY, July 2 (Reuters) " Amid the sea of green that washed over Mexico City after the country's World Cup victory over Ecuador on Tuesday, one shop defiantly hoisted the Ecuadorian flag and welcomed all the "downtrodden fans of Mexico's opponents…...
France fines Tagor "shadow fleet" tanker linked to Russian oil "1 million
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (178+ words) PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) " French authorities on Thursday fined the "Tagor" tanker, which they intercepted and impounded at "the end of May over "its role in shipping Russian oil and gas, "1 million ($1. 1 million). " The French Ministry of Justice added in a…...
Tesla's China-made EV sales rise 24. 4% year on year in June
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (142+ words) BEIJING, July 2 (Reuters) - Tesla's China-made electric vehicle "sales rose for "an eighth month in June, supported by an extended "recovery "in "the U. S. automaker's "European sales. Deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y "vehicles made in its Shanghai "pl. .. BEIJING, July 2 (Reuters)…...
US to give Tanzania $1. 3 billion under five-year health pact
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (284+ words) DAR ES SALAAM, July 2 (Reuters) " The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tanzania to invest more than $1. 3 billion in its health sector over "the next five years, the latest in a "series of deals that have caused…...
Automakers tap America's 250th, World Cup to rev up patriotism
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (589+ words) DETROIT, July 2 (Reuters) " U. S. automakers have long infused their marketing campaigns with American pride and imagery. But this summer's combination of the nation's 250th birthday and World Cup matches taking place on U. S. soil has them going full George Washington. A promotion from…...
UK's Starmer apologises to mothers and children traumatised by decades of forced adoptions
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (271+ words) LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) " British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday apologised to women forced to give up their babies and to those separated "from their mothers at birth by a "system of forced adoptions that targeted unmarried women in the…...
I-DOT: Watch for buckling pavement due to extreme heat
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (113+ words) By Stace Keane SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -The extreme heat is affecting roads across the state. As folks are headed out for the holiday weekend, the Illinois. .. By Stace Keane SPRINGFIELD, Ill "The extreme heat is affecting roads across the state As folks…...