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U.S. solar power plant backed by over $700 million in government loans goes bust: filing
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The owner of a big Nevada solar-thermal power plant that received $737 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Energy filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, according to a...
Jul 30, 2020
France new COVID-19 cases at one-month peak for second day running
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 1,377 additional confirmed cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, at 186,573, bringing the moving 7-day average above the 1,000 threshold for t...
Jul 30, 2020
More than one million Chileans seek to withdraw pensions amid pandemic
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - More than 1 million Chileans on Thursday asked to withdraw a portion of their pension funds as a controversial law took effect allowing citizens to tap into retirement savings to ...
Jul 30, 2020
After three decades, most polluted U.S. neighborhoods haven’t changed
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - If your neighborhood was among the most polluted in 1981, it probably still is. Likewise, the least polluted areas are still faring the best, according to a study publishe...
Jul 30, 2020
Bulgarians block central Sofia in anti-government protest
By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) - Protesters set up tents on a major crossroad and in front of the government building early on Thursday, vowing to keep the center of the Bulgarian capital blocked unt...
Jul 30, 2020
Wisconsin mandates masks, declares public health emergency
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's governor on Thursday ordered residents wear masks when indoors and not in a private residence, joining dozens of other U.S. state leaders mandating face coverings to slow the s...
Jul 30, 2020
Leader of anti-independence Scottish Conservatives resigns
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of the Scottish wing of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party resigned on Thursday, saying he was not the right man to make the case against Scotland's pro-in...
Jul 30, 2020
Grosjean and Hamilton clear the air over anti-racism protests
By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean said on Thursday they had cleared the air after the six-times Formula One champion accused the Haas driver of wantin...
Jul 30, 2020
Governor Evers Issues Statewide Mask Mandate
MADISON, WI (WSAU) –A statewide mandate requiring face coverings when in an enclosed, public space has been issued by Governor Tony Evers. Executive Order #82 declares a public health emergency ...
Jul 30, 2020
Spain agrees investment plan with Airbus in exchange for fewer job losses
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government and Airbus said on Thursday they had agreed measures aimed at propping up the aerospace sector and minimising job losses after a meeting between Prime Minister Pe...
Jul 30, 2020
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