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Moldova's Prime Minister Munteanu steps down
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (406+ words) CHISINAU, July 3 (Reuters) " Moldova's Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said on Friday he was stepping down, in a surprise announcement that also triggers the resignation of the government. Munteanu, who has served as "prime minister of the European Union candidate nation…...
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs to match $1, 000 contributions to Trump accounts opened for employees" children
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (119+ words) NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) " Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs "announced on Thursday "they are matching $1, 000 contributions to Trump accounts opened for their eligible employees" "children. The "program is "set to launch "on July 4 and will contemplate children born in the…...
Smith requests recount
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (73+ words) 95. 7 KELO-FM SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO. com) " Jamie Smith made it official late yesterday " he requested a recount of votes in the runoff election for Mayor with Christine Erickson. Each candidate will select a representative, and the city will appoint a…...
China's June services activity slows slightly, private PMI shows
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (204+ words) BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) " China's services activity expanded at a slightly slower pace in June as growth in "new business eased, though overseas demand "rose at the fastest rate in 20 months, a private-sector survey showed on Friday. The Rating Dog China…...
Hungary to launch $128 million school-start benefit scheme
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (346+ words) BUDAPEST, July 2 (Reuters) " Hungary will launch a means-tested school-start benefit program at a cost of 40 billion forints ($128. 41 million) per year, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Thursday, "adding new spending after a surge in the budget deficit "in early 2026. Magyar,…...
USDA reports unusually large US beef export sales, raising doubts over data
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (416+ words) CHICAGO, July 2 (Reuters) " With U. S. beef prices soaring and supplies tight, the U. S. Department of Agriculture surprised meat producers and traders on Thursday by reporting a spike in the nation's export sales, fueling "questions over the accuracy of the data. The beef…...
Rebel Catholic group in Switzerland unrepentant over excommunication
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (516+ words) ECONE, Switzerland, July 2 (Reuters) " Members of a breakaway Catholic group excommunicated over the ordination of four bishops were unrepentant on Thursday, accusing the Church of straying from the true faith and saying Pope Leo had failed to hear their concerns....
US FDA approves Vertex's gene therapy for sickle cell disease in children as young as two
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (255+ words) July 1 (Reuters) " The U. S. Food and Drug Administration approved expanded use of Vertex Pharmaceuticals" gene therapy in children as young as "two with inherited blood disorders, including sickle "cell disease, the first such treatment cleared for this age group. Casgevy, a…...
Ex-CIA chief Brennan, a Trump target, seeks to force DOJ to preserve records
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (403+ words) WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) " Former CIA Director John Brennan sued on Wednesday seeking to force the U. S. Justice Department to preserve records related to federal investigations examining his role in a U. S. intelligence "community assessment'that Russia boosted President Donald Trump's first presidential campaign…...
Japan's Soft Bank explores homegrown AI servers with Nvidia, Foxconn, Nikkei reports
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (173+ words) May 8 (Reuters) " Soft Bank Corp has begun discussions with U. S. chip giant Nvidia and Taiwanese "contract manufacturer Foxconn as "it weighs plans to build "made-in-Japan" artificial intelligence servers, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday. The Japanese telecom company wants "to "build…...