A 10-day UPS strike could be the costliest in US history
A 10-day UPS strike could cost the US economy $7.1 billion. That could make it the costliest work stoppage ever in US history, according to an estimate from a Michigan economic research firm that studies the costs of labor disruptions.
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EU lifts curbs on food imports from Fukushima area as Japan set to release nuclear water into sea
The European Union has lifted all import restrictions on food, including fish, produced near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan just as Tokyo prepares to release treated radioactive wastewater into the ocean.
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Spain's snap election: What you need to know
MADRID (Reuters) -Spaniards will interrupt their summer holidays to vote for a new parliament on July 23, after an election
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German leader confident that surging far-right party will shrink again before next election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed optimism that support for a far-right party that’s been surging in the polls lately will shrink to previous levels again by the time of the next national election in 2025
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Who is Fran Drescher, the sitcom star taking on Hollywood?
A former star of US sitcoms, Fran Drescher is the union chief leading actors into battle with streamers.
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What challenges does Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal face?
(This story has been refiled to fix the dateline) By Foo Yun Chee and Chavi Mehta The U.S.
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Grantham's Ross Edgely makes second attempt at longest non-stop lake swim
Ross Edgley hopes to swim 171km in Lake Trasimeno, in Italy, after abandoning a previous bid.
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DeSantis campaign urges patience for breakout moment with eye toward first debate
Facing a long summer of running from behind former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is for now resisting calls to dramatically change course in his presidential campaign, instead targeting the first debate in late August as his opportunity to alter the trajectory of the race.
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California state leaders vow to provide textbooks for students after a school board rejected a social studies curriculum
After a Southern California school district rejected a state-endorsed social studies curriculum that includes material on gay rights, top state officials are vowing to buy a textbook in question and distribute it to students before the new school year.
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UK regulator extends Microsoft-Activision deadline to Aug. 29
LONDON Britain's competition regulator on Friday extended the date by which it would consider Microsoft's submissions relating to
1970-01-01 08:00
'Alarming and unprecedented' Irish bird flu warning
Hundreds of seabirds with suspected avian flu have been found dead in recent weeks.
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Factbox-Changes to Australia's central bank following review
SYDNEY Australia's government announced on Friday that Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia, will
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