By Elaine Lies NAMIE, Japan (Reuters) – Jinichi Abe grins as he watches diggers working earth near his rice fields, knowing they are returning still more fields to productivity after Fukushima nuclear reactors exploded and sprayed the area with radiation over a decade ago. Even better, Abe knows the rice that he and a cooperative …
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By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A serious breach at a healthcare administrator serving the U.S. House of Representatives has potentially exposed the personal data of hundreds of lawmakers and their staff, top representatives and a senior Congressional official said in letters circulated on Wednesday. One of the letters, which the House’s Chief Administrative Officer Catherine …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares posted their biggest one-day drop in over two weeks on Thursday, snapping a three-session winning streak, as concerns of a prolonged high-interest rate regime weighed on sentiment. The Nifty 50 index closed 0.93% lower at 17,589.60, while the S&P BSE Sensex ended down 0.90% at 59,806.28, notching their …
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By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has no clear strategy on how it plans to meet a target of decarbonising its electricity system by 2035, threatening efforts to boost energy security, the country’s climate change advisers said on Thursday. Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and is also seeking to …
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By Sudarshan Varadhan, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Matthew Chye SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India faces a high risk of nighttime power cuts this summer and in coming years, as delays in adding new coal-fired and hydropower capacity could limit the country’s ability to address surging electricity demand when solar energy is not available. A rapid addition …
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alpha Sigma Capital, a U.S.-based digital asset fund, and Transform Ventures, a venture capital firm, will raise $100 million for two new funds focused on the blockchain and so-called decentralized Web 3.0 ventures, Alpha Sigma founder and Chief Executive Officer Enzo Villani said on Wednesday. Transform Ventures, founded by crypto investor …
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget plan would boost federal funding for childcare and early childhood education by billions of dollars, ensuring free preschool for all of the country’s 4 million 4-year-olds, the White House said. The proposal, which Biden will deliver to Congress on Thursday, revisits several items …
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By Kane Wu, Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese online fashion retailer SHEIN is set to raise around $2 billion in a new funding round this month and is aiming for a U.S. listing in the second half of this year, three people with knowledge of its plans told Reuters. The …
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MEXICO CITY/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Rallies marking International Women’s Day took place around the world on Wednesday with a focus on Afghanistan, where girls are denied the right to education, and Iran, which has seen mass protests on women’s rights in recent months. Activists donned purple and held demonstrations from Jakarta and Singapore to Istanbul, Berlin, Caracas …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans and Democrats showed no sign of surrendering their partisan positions after a briefing on the nation’s $31 trillion debt on Wednesday, the day before President Joe Biden is due to unveil his 2024 spending plan. Biden said his proposal will cut the nation’s deficit by nearly …
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