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TORONTO (Reuters) – The Toronto International Film Festival opened on Thursday with “The Boy and the Heron” by famed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, the first time an animated feature has taken the coveted spot. Although there was a dearth of star power on the red carpet due to the Hollywood actors strike, festival goers can …

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The summer of 2023 was the hottest on record, according to data from the European Union Climate Change Service released on Wednesday. The three-month period from June through August surpassed previous records by a large margin, with an average temperature of 16.8 degrees Celsius (62.2F) – 0.66C above average. Last month was the …

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By Olena Harmash and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -At least 17 people were killed and 32 wounded in a Russian attack on a crowded market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. Footage circulated online by presidential officials showed people falling …

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By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In a grainy 1991 black and white photograph, Claudia Sheinbaum – the favorite to be Mexico’s next president – holds aloft a banner reading ‘Fair Trade and Democracy Now!!’ in protest against the Mexican government of the day. Sheinbaum and her mentor, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a …

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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Wednesday made a labor contract counterproposal on economic issues to Ford Motor, while Chrysler parent company Stellantis planned its counteroffer this week. Talks are heating up ahead of the expiration on Sept. 14 of the current four-year labor agreements covering 146,000 workers at the …

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By Lucy Papachristou and Filipp Lebedev (Reuters) – Timofei Rudenko can’t seem to stay out of jail. The 30-year-old was arrested and detained five times in the space of two months over the summer for a series of misdemeanours including swearing at passers-by and disobeying police officers, according to Russian court records. On each day …

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By Josh Ye BEIJING (Reuters) -Tencent Holdings said on Thursday companies could now use its large language artificial intelligence (AI) model “Hunyuan” as it premiered the much-awaited product amid a race by tech firms race to become China’s AI champion. The Chinese tech giant and owner of the WeChat social media platform conducted a demonstration …

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By Arshad Mohammed and Francois Murphy WASHINGTON/VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran’s limited steps to slow its buildup of near-weapons-grade uranium may help ease U.S.-Iranian tensions but do not signify progress toward a wider nuclear deal before the 2024 U.S. elections, say analysts. According to U.N. nuclear watchdog reports seen by Reuters, Iran has reduced the rate …

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By Emma Pinedo and Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso has lodged a criminal complaint over the unsolicited kiss by football federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup, the national prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. Hermoso gave her testimony on Tuesday and the complaint will be processed …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican ruling party’s plans to name on Wednesday its candidate for next year’s presidential election were roiled by controversy when one of the leading contenders denounced the process and threatened to boycott the announcement. Polls suggest former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is favorite to claim the nomination of the …

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