Asad airbase in western Iraq. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo |
- At least five US personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq, US officials told Reuters, as the Middle East braced for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies.
- The US has been urging other countries through diplomatic channels to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, at what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called a "critical moment" for the region.
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This tally tracks the top five countries as medals are awarded. Updates every 30 minutes. Reuters Graphics |
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- Global stocks retreated, surrendering earlier gains, as the uncertainty generated by the previous day's aggressive selloff weighed on investor sentiment. Economics Editor Dan Burns joins the Reuters World News podcast with insights on how the economic data does not point to a US recession.
- Global staffing firm Adecco said that falling hiring volumes in the US tech sector had probably hit a trough, a day after investor concerns triggered a massive rout on the markets.
- The US National Transportation Safety Board will question key witnesses from Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and the Federal Aviation Administration on the mid-air cabin panel blowout of an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door plug in January.
- Chinese tech giants including Huawei and Baidu as well as startups are stockpiling high bandwidth memory semiconductors from Samsung Electronics in anticipation of US curbs on exports of the chips to China, three sources said.
- LVMH's second-largest fashion brand Dior was until last month behind on disclosures required by UK law about working conditions in its supply chain, and made outdated statements on its website of a third-party certification that it terminated more than a year ago.
- A US judge ruled that Google violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, the first big win for federal authorities taking on Big Tech's market dominance.
- Around a third of existing carbon credits have failed to meet criteria for a new standard that aims to serve as the global benchmark for the voluntary carbon market, its board said.
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As US heat deaths rise, some landlords oppose right to air conditioning |
Most often, homes with little or no air conditioning are occupied by low-income residents. REUTERS/Kent J. Edwards/File Photo |
An estimated 350 New Yorkers die prematurely each year because of extreme heat, according to the city's 2024 Heat-Related Mortality Report. Lack of access to air conditioning at home is the most important risk factor in such deaths, it said. Yet, across the US, about 12 percent of homes – or about 12.7 million households – had no access to air conditioning in 2020, according to the most recent government data. Many more had some air conditioning but not enough to beat the heat. Powerful landlord lobbies are pushing back on proposals that would require that landlords install cooling systems. |
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A Yogi and an adoptable puppy share mat at stress-relieving outdoor Puppy Yoga hosted by Laughing Frog Yoga Studio, California, August 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Garcia |
For yogis looking for some puppy love to go with their mindfulness, a yoga class in Los Angeles offers gentle stretching alongside nine puppies, many of them looking for permanent homes. As practitioners work through a series of asanas or poses, pups assist by jumping on the backs of those in "cat-cow" pose and scrambling underneath the elevated bodies of those in "downward dog." |
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