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Spain bracing for surge of African migrants to Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish authorities fear that as many as 150,000 more migrants from Africa may be set to make the perilous crossing this year to the Canary Islands, already grappling with over 20,000 illegal arrivals so far, the regional leader said on Friday.
NY crisis pregnancy centers can speak about 'abortion pill reversal,' judge rules
(Reuters) - Two New York crisis pregnancy centers and a national anti-abortion group can tell women about an unproven treatment to reverse the effect of the abortion pill mifepristone, a federal judge has ruled, a setback for efforts by the state's Democratic attorney general to crack down on such claims.
Microsoft to host cybersecurity summit after CrowdStrike-induced IT outage
(Reuters) -Microsoft said on Friday it would hold a summit in September to discuss steps to improve cybersecurity systems, after a faulty update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage last month.
Meta cancels plans for high-end mixed-reality headset, the Information reports
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms has canceled plans for a premium mixed-reality headset intended to compete with Apple's Vision Pro, the Information reported on Friday. The company told employees at its Reality Labs division to stop work on the device this week after a product review meeting, the report said citing two Meta employees.
Meritage explores $2 billion sale of Columbia Distributing, sources say
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment firm Meritage Group is exploring the potential sale of Columbia Distributing that could value the U.S. beverage distributor at about $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
Poland reports outbreak of bird flu on poultry farm, WOAH says
PARIS (Reuters) - Poland has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm in the west of country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday.
U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states sued RealPage on Friday, accusing the property management software company of using algorithms to help landlords illegally collude and drive up rents for apartments.
Mexico president decries US critique of judicial reform as 'interventionist'
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's president on Friday blasted the U.S. ambassador's criticism of his judicial reform bill as disrespectful, pointing to what he called a long history of "interventionist policy" across the Americas led by the U.S.
Powell green lights September rate cut
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday "the time has come" for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates as rising risks to the job market left no room for further weakness and inflation was in reach of the Fed's 2% target, offering an explicit endorsement of an imminent policy easing.
US job market may be near tipping point, research shows
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - As inflation fell fast in 2023 and continued to slow this year, Federal Reserve officials were cheered that the steam seemed to come out of the U.S. economy not through rising unemployment but rather a decline in the large number of job openings businesses posted during the peak of the pandemic-era labor shortage.
Sterling climbs to highest since March 2022 against dollar
(Reuters) - Sterling climbed to a more than two-year high on the dollar on Friday, on recent signs of strength in the UK economy and dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that sent the dollar sliding against several global currencies.
Kenya's Safaricom urges new requirements for satellite providers like Starlink
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's biggest telecoms company Safaricom has urged regulators to consider requiring satellite internet providers such as Elon Musk's Starlink to partner with local mobile network operators.
Third Point sees room for Apple stock price to climb, letter says
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb sees room for Apple's stock price to climb, especially if the technology company successfully harnesses artificial intelligence for its iOS mobile operating system.
Factbox-Tennis-List of U.S. Open men's singles champions
(Reuters) - List of U.S. Open men's singles champions since the tournament began in 1881:. 2023 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 2022 - Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) beat Casper Ruud (Norway) 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.
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