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(Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell 70% in August compared with the same month in the previous year, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday, citing a report from O Globo columnist Lauro Jardim. “Great news on Amazon Day. The 70% reduction in deforestation in August is the result of the great work of the Environment Ministry and the federal government. Today, we will have important government […]

OTTAWA (Reuters) – A unit of South Korea’s Solus Advanced Materials will build a copper foil facility in the Canadian province of Quebec, producing technology for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, Ottawa said on Tuesday. The Volta Energy Solutions project in the town of Granby is valued at C$700 million ($514.37 million) and should be at full production capacity in 2026, a spokesperson for federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said by […]

By Julien Pretot RUEIL MALMAISON, France (Reuters) – New Zealand took a record beating by South Africa last month, but France are wary of the threat the All Blacks will pose when the two heavyweights face each other in the World Cup curtain raiser on Friday. Although they were hammered 35-7 by the Springboks in a warm-up test, New Zealand enter the tournament having lost none of their 32 matches […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto suppliers ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive need to be recalled because they may rupture and send dangerous metal fragments flying. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) first demanded the recall in May, but ARC rejected it. The agency issued an initial decision on Tuesday and set a public meeting […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -United Airlines said it has ended a nationwide ground stop after a systemwide technology issue on Tuesday forced it to hold all aircraft at departure airports. The Federal Aviation Administration said earlier it had issued the ground stop at United’s request. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Jonathan Oatis) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Tuesday, becoming only the fifth country with a full diplomatic mission in a city whose status is one of the most sensitive issues in the Middle East. The Pacific nation’s mission joins embassies from the United States, Kosovo, Guatemala and Honduras in Jerusalem, while most countries maintain their diplomatic representation in the coastal […]

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Alabama’s Republican-backed congressional map illegally dilutes Black residents’ voting power and must be redrawn, a panel of federal judges ruled on Tuesday, boosting Democrats’ chances to win back a U.S. House majority in the 2024 election. The ruling is the second time the court has thrown out a congressional plan enacted by the Republican-controlled state legislature, and the three-judge panel in Birmingham wrote that it saw […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission won an administrative ruling against TurboTax tax software maker Intuit after the commission said the company misled consumers with deceptive advertisements pitching “free” tax filing products that millions of consumers were unable to use, the company said on Friday. Intuit said it will appeal the decision, saying it is “confident that when the matter ultimately returns to a neutral body […]

ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) – The new expanded UBS is not too big for Switzerland following the bank’s emergency takeover of fallen rival Credit Suisse, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti said on Tuesday. “UBS is not too big – size is not only about the relationship of the balance sheet to the country’s GDP,” Ermotti told an event in Zug, Switzerland. UBS completed its emergency takeover of Credit Suisse in June, […]