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$930 mn grants announced in Biden's effort to expand internet access in US

The grants were awarded to a cross-section of state government agencies, tribal governments and telephone and electric cooperatives

Amazon's $1.7 bn deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot gets UK approval

British antitrust regulators cleared Amazon's purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Friday, but the USD 1.7 billion deal still faces scrutiny in the United States and Europe

Bill Gates meets President Xi Jinping on China visit after 3 years

Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after a visit to Beijing by Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Joe Biden returning to his union roots as his 2024 campaign gears up

Joe Biden opened his 2020 presidential run at a Pittsburgh union hall, declaring, I'm a union man. Period." As he gears up for reelection

Trump's prosecution threat follows years of attacking democratic traditions

As Trump became first former president to face federal charges, he and his supporters went through familiar routine of mounting victimhood defense in face of unprecedented allegations of wrongdoing

Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent's north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect across the Nordic and Baltic countries

Mbappe insists he'll start next season at PSG, plays down fuss about letter

Kylian Mbappe insists he will start next season with French champion Paris Saint-Germain, and the superstar defended his decision to inform PSG by letter that he won't trigger a 12-month extension

15 people, mostly seniors, killed in highway crash in Canada, says official

A bus carrying mostly seniors collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the province of Manitoba, killing 15 people and injuring 10 more, Canadian police said

Donald Trump scores rare legal win as DA drops golf course tax probe

Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said in a statement that she reached the decision after an investigation that was conducted objectively, and independent of politics

Price caps on Russia's oil cutting revenue nearly in half, says US official

A top Treasury Department official said Thursday that the cap on the price of Russia's oil is severely curtailing its greatest source of revenue as it wages war in Ukraine

Fossil fuels 'incompatible with human survival,' says UN chief Guterres

The head of the United Nations launched an angry tirade against fossil fuel companies on Thursday, accusing them of betraying future generations

TikTok plans to fuel e-commerce business with billions in investment

The popular video-sharing app, though, is attempting to harness the power of its user base

Who's running for US President? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates

With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set.

Dentsu no more IOC broadcast partner in Asia due to corruption charges

Facing corruption charges linked to the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese marketing giant Dentsu will no longer be a major broadcast rights holder in Asia

ECB raises interest rates to highest in 22 years, signals more increases

The boost of a quarter-percentage point, to 3.5 per cent, is the eighth straight increase since July 2022 for the 20 countries that use the euro currency

NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus' claims

US President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are gathering for a summit on July 11-12 in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, about 35 kilometres from the Belarus border

South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Thursday, hours after South Korean and US troops ended a fifth round of large-scale live-fire

Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson dies at 87 after a short illness

Jackson was one of the biggest British stars of the 1960s and 70s, and won two Academy Awards, for Women in Love and A Touch of Class

North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea, says South Korea

South Korea's military says the North Korean launch occurred on Thursday evening but gave no further details

New Zealand's economy dips into recession as higher interest rates bite

New Zealand's economy has dipped into recession as higher interest rates take their toll, new figures released Thursday show