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Greenland voters want to keep coloniser’s vandalised statue
By Andreas Mortensen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A vote in Greenland showed on Wednesday a majority in favour of keeping up a statue of Danish-Norwegian coloniser Hans Egede that was vandalised as anti-rac...
Jul 22, 2020
EU budget cuts to research, Erasmus not acceptable: parliament chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Proposed cuts in the EU's long-term budget for research and the Erasmus programme to support education are not acceptable, European Parliament President David Sassoli said on Wedn...
Jul 22, 2020
Green energy ratchets up power during coronavirus pandemic
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Renewable power has taken up a record share of global electricity production since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters review of data, s...
Jul 22, 2020
China says U.S. told it to shut its Houston consulate
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that the United States had abruptly told it to close its consulate in the city of Houston, a move that Beijing said it strongly condemns, threatening retali...
Jul 22, 2020
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Alaska peninsula: GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Alaska peninsula on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said https://bit....
Jul 22, 2020
Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million: Reuters tally
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even as countries remain divided in their response ...
Jul 22, 2020
Dam collapse in China could point to a ‘black swan’ disaster
By Ryan Woo YANGSHUO, China (Reuters) - The dam at a small reservoir in China's Guangxi region gave way last month after days of heavy rain in a collapse that could be a harbinger of sterner tests for...
Jul 22, 2020
How Tesla defined a new era for the global auto industry
By Edward Taylor, Norihiko Shirouzu and Joseph White FRANKFURT/BEIJING/DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's rapid rise to become the world's most valuable carmaker could mark the start of a new era for the...
Jul 22, 2020
Koepka condemns Floyd’s death, says racism must be confronted
(Reuters) - Golfer Brooks Koepka said that racism must be confronted across the globe, speaking to reporters ahead of the 3M Open, the first major sporting event in the greater Minneapolis region sinc...
Jul 21, 2020
Tesla hiring servicing staff in ‘unsupportive’ Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has advertised for servicing staff in Singapore, a country previously criticised by Chief Executive Elon Musk as unsupportive of electric vehicles. Listings for five jo...
Jul 21, 2020
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