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(Corrects to say Thursday not Friday in the first paragraph) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on Thursday in a bid to stave off a possible hefty fine after regulators charged it with tying its classified advertisements service to its social network, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission sent a charge sheet to the world’s […]

(Corrects to say Thursday not Friday in the first paragraph) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on Thursday in a bid to stave off a possible hefty fine after regulators charged it with tying its classified advertisements service to its social network, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission sent a charge sheet to the world’s […]

(Reuters) -Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Wednesday as homes and business crank up air conditioners during a lingering heatwave, according to data from the state’s power grid operator. ERCOT said power use reached a preliminary 81,112 megawatts (MW) at 5 p.m. CST, topping the grid’s previous record of 80,828 MW set on June 27. Peak demand is expected to set another record at 83,454 MW […]

(Reuters) -Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Wednesday as homes and business crank up air conditioners during a lingering heatwave, according to data from the state’s power grid operator. ERCOT said power use reached a preliminary 81,112 megawatts (MW) at 5 p.m. CST, topping the grid’s previous record of 80,828 MW set on June 27. Peak demand is expected to set another record at 83,454 MW […]

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The party of Guatemala’s presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, Movimiento Semilla, was suspended, a prosecutor at the country’s Attorney General’s Office said on Wednesday in a video posted to Twitter. (Reporting by Sofia Menchu; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The party of Guatemala’s presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, Movimiento Semilla, was suspended, a prosecutor at the country’s Attorney General’s Office said on Wednesday in a video posted to Twitter. (Reporting by Sofia Menchu; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican senators renewed an effort to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO on Wednesday, as leaders of the alliance attended an eventful summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The joint resolution, seen by Reuters, is a fresh effort by Congress to prevent the president from withdrawing from the alliance without the Senate’s approval. “The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the […]

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican senators renewed an effort to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO on Wednesday, as leaders of the alliance attended an eventful summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The joint resolution, seen by Reuters, is a fresh effort by Congress to prevent the president from withdrawing from the alliance without the Senate’s approval. “The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the […]

 Palestinian Authority Faces Backlash Over Crackdown on NGOs  Dissatisfaction with PA’s governance fuels protests in Ramallah  By Mohammad Al-Kassim/The Media Line Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Supreme Judicial Council in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, calling for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to end its crackdown on nongovernmental organizations, dissent, and freedoms. These demonstrators showed solidarity with two senior officials at the Coalition for Accountability and Integrity […]