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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to double the number of U.S. personnel available to help fight wildfires raging in Canada and to mitigate the risk to American air quality. The chamber’s top Democrat said he would send a letter to Vilsack laying out his requests, while calling the wildfires that have led to unhealthy air quality in major […]

(Reuters) -West Ham United have condemned the behaviour of some of their fans after Fiorentina’s Cristiano Biraghi was hit by a cup during the Europa Conference League final, while the Italian side said the incident affected their players’ performance. Fans threw plastic cups and other objects at Fiorentina captain Biraghi as he prepared to take a corner during the match in Prague, hitting the defender on the head and drawing […]

(Reuters) -West Ham United have condemned the behaviour of some of their fans after Fiorentina’s Cristiano Biraghi was hit by a cup during the Europa Conference League final, while the Italian side said the incident affected their players’ performance. Fans threw plastic cups and other objects at Fiorentina captain Biraghi as he prepared to take a corner during the match in Prague, hitting the defender on the head and drawing […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is delaying flights to New York City-area and Philadelphia airports Thursday, saying wildfire smoke from Canada was reducing visibility and impacting U.S. flights. The agency said it was delaying flights into New York City’s LaGuardia Airport with delays averaging 54 minutes after it had earlier halted some flights into the airport. Visibility issues are also delaying flights at nearby Newark Liberty Airport. […]

By Gloria Dickie LONDON(Reuters) – Countries are racing to prepare for extreme weather later this year as the world tips into an El Nino — a natural climate phenomenon that fuels tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in parts of the Americas and elsewhere. On Thursday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared that an El Nino is now underway. The past three […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency operator Circle Internet Financial said on Thursday it has hired Heath Tarbert, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as the its chief legal officer and head of corporate affairs, effective July 1. Circle’s hiring of Tarbert, who headed the CFTC from July 2019 until January 2021, comes as cryptocurrency firms face increasing U.S. regulatory scrutiny and uncertainty around whether the CFTC or the […]

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine could lose several million tons of crops because of flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said on Thursday. “Without a source of water supply, it is impossible to grow vegetables. Grain and oilseeds will be grown using an extensive model with low yields,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said the dam’s […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency operator Circle Internet Financial said on Thursday it has hired Heath Tarbert, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as the its chief legal officer and head of corporate affairs, effective July 1. Circle’s hiring of Tarbert, who headed the CFTC from July 2019 until January 2021, comes as cryptocurrency firms face increasing U.S. regulatory scrutiny and uncertainty around whether the CFTC or the […]

MADRID (Reuters) -U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla is in talks with the leaders of the regional government of Valencia in Spain to make an automotive investment, a source close to the discussions has told Reuters. A spokesperson for Valencia’s regional government told Reuters it had held meetings and conversations with an unidentified company about a “large automotive investment”, but declined to give more details, citing the confidentiality of the negotiations. […]