By Susana Vera and Guillermo Martinez VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) -The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 211 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept…
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Signing up for a subscription to a streaming service or newspaper has never been easier. Canceling it, on the other hand, can be a cumbersome journey involving phone calls, letters or finding the option to…
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Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed…
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is ending its involvement with Project mBridge, the cross-border wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative, BIS general manager Agustín Carstens said on October 31. Led by the BIS…
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By David Latona and Charlie Devereux ALFAFAR, Spain (Reuters) -More than 90% of the households in eastern Spain hit by catastrophic floods that killed at least 205 had regained power on Friday, utility Iberdrola (OTC:)…
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The federal minimum wage for tipped workers has stood at US$2.13 an hour since 1991. Back then, it amounted to half the $4.25 regular minimum wage. But Congress has failed to increase the tipped minimum…
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Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI website. As his relationship…
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By Colleen Howe and David Stanway BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the presidential election next…
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The U.S. economy added just 12,000 jobs in October 2024, less than most economists expected and providing voters with a downcast bit of data as they head to the polls. But the figures aren’t that…
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On July 13, shortly after Donald Trump was targeted by an assassination attempt, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter), tweeted to his more than 200 million followers: I fully endorse President Trump…
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