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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, the latest government data showed Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including 3,007 deaths since it was declared in mid-May. It remains the fastest-growing outbreak […]

BERLIN (AP) — Police completely closed the train station in the southern German city of Augsburg on Wednesday morning after one object exploded and another suspicious object was found nearby. Trains were no longer running. The first unidentified object exploded in a building passageway, officials said. Several people sustained minor injuries due to the loud sound of the explosion. Some windows were also damaged. Explosives experts from the Bavarian state […]

FRANKFURT, Sept 2 (Reuters) – U.S. tech giants are flooding the euro zone bond market to fund huge AI investments, potentially crowding out other borrowers, pushing up financing costs even for governments and raising credit risks, according to a European Central Bank blog post. Tech firms such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft, often referred to as hyperscalers, could spend as much as $1 trillion on AI-related investments by 2028, credit […]

Sept 2 (Reuters) – Wall Street futures dipped on Wednesday as bond yields and oil prices marched higher following U.S.-Iran clashes in the Middle East, offering little incentive to buy equities during what has typically been a weak month for returns. The latest strikes have pushed geopolitical tensions front and center, ending the uneasy calm of the past few weeks and reviving inflation concerns. “If hostilities are going to increase, […]

By Field Level Media Sep 02 (Field Level Media) – Yohandy Morales singled, doubled and homered in his major league debut, Jared Simpson pitched three scoreless innings for the win in his big-league debut, and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Tuesday. CJ Abrams, back in the Washington lineup after getting scratched Monday night due to back soreness, had two hits and drove in two runs. […]

HONG KONG, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Shares of online fast-fashion retailer Shein fell more than 5% on Wednesday, a day after a lacklustre debut session following a long-awaited initial public offering. The stock tumbled as much as 10% on Tuesday but recovered to close to its HK$48.56 issuance price. On Wednesday, the stock closed at HK$46 on its second day of trading in Hong Kong, while the city’s Hang Seng […]

AUGSBURG, Germany, Sept 2 (Reuters) – An unknown object exploded near a train station in the southern city of Augsburg in the early hours of Wednesday, German police said, adding that two passers-by aged 17 and 18 sustained minor injuries. The blast occurred in a building passageway, Bavaria state police said, adding that the injured individuals were two Ukrainian citizens. Hours later, the city’s main train station was closed after […]

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The Indian government is facing fierce opposition on proposed food warning labels from both health experts and food giants – activists say many items will escape scrutiny while companies warn that the strict thresholds will put red flags on a wide range of products. In a setback to India’s over $100 billion packaged food industry, which has long opposed any form […]

By Liz Lee and Ethan Wang BEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) – China has fully reopened the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal a week after sections were washed away by catastrophic flooding, allowing heavy machinery to reach the main disaster zone for the first time. The extensive damage to the G216 national highway had meant that China had been airdropping equipment and supplies to frontline rescuers, some […]