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By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Argentina’s rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed by the region’s cool temperatures, renewable energy, shale gas and empty stretches of land. As tech giants known as hyperscalers race worldwide to build server farms and run into roadblocks amid anti-data-center campaigns, projects in initial stages in Argentina are developing without […]

Sept 7 (Reuters) – Only about 50 of the 435 races for the House of Representatives are expected to be competitive on the November 3 U.S. midterm ballot, but they could decide whether Democrats gain the three seats needed to reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans. Here is a look at some of the races that will determine the outcome: ARIZONA This battleground state includes two of the most […]

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was facing a tough situation Monday after his party was crushed by the Alternative for Germany party in a regional election that could result in it leading the first far-right state government since the Nazi era. The AfD, classified by the domestic intelligence agency as an extremist group, fell just short of a majority in Sunday’s election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. […]

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday as Serbia defied European Union warnings against paying public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since World War II. Thousands of mourners arrived early at the small Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Luke in Belgrade […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who claimed asylum in Australia have confirmed their pivotal refusal to sing the national anthem during the Women’s Asian Cup in March was a protest against Tehran. The first media interview with Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, 34, and Fatemeh Pasandideh, 22, since they abandoned their team to become refugees was broadcast Sunday on Australia’s “60 Minutes” current affairs program. “We […]

LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister, John Healey, will use his first major speech since taking office seven weeks ago to set out how Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plan to devolve power away from central government can help revive growth across the country. In a speech at a manufacturing site on Monday, Healey is expected to announce plans to give city regions greater powers to develop local industrial […]

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Aaron Donald’s retirement in 2024 sparked cheers at the San Francisco 49ers but his return to the LA Rams had the opposite reaction, coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday. Three-time Defensive Player of the Year Donald will travel with the Rams for their season-opener against the 49ers in Melbourne on Friday, less than two weeks after announcing his return from two years out […]

VIENNA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Austria’s ban on headscarves for under-14s faces an initial test on Monday as schools reopen in Vienna and other states, with groups including the country’s main Muslim organisation denouncing it as discriminatory and legal challenges likely. Austria’s ruling coalition of three centrist parties proposed the ban in schools, arguing it was acting to protect girls’ freedom. The legislation was passed in parliament in December with […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia kept several airports closed and shifted schools to remote learning Monday though the volcanic eruption that has halted 2,300 flights and coated areas with ash was subsiding. The continuous, 25-hour eruption of Anak Krakatau that produced a fountain of lava and a boom heard 700 kilometers (435 miles) away ended Sunday, the country’s Geological Agency said. But it remained active Monday with moderate, intermittent eruptions, […]