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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is directing $6 billion in funding to speed decarbonization projects in energy-hungry industries like steel, aluminum and cement making that contribute nearly 25% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. The Industrial Demonstrations Program will provide competitive grants to technology developers, industry, universities and others …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it would be concerned about any prolonged disruption to humanitarian aid flows in Syria after the Aleppo airport was knocked out of service by an air strike that Syrian state media blamed on Israel. The airport was being used to help deliver aid to people …

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By Miguel Lo Bianco and Agustin Marcarian ROSARIO (Reuters) – Argentina launched an offensive on gangs in the farm hub city of Rosario on Wednesday, bringing in some 575 security personnel after a spate of attacks including the killing of an 11-year-old boy and a threat against soccer star Lionel Messi. The inland river port …

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By John Revill and Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) -A concert cellist linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin moved millions of francs through Swiss bank accounts without any proper checks, Swiss prosecutors will allege on Wednesday at the opening of a trial of four bankers accused of helping him. Prosecutors say that Sergey Roldugin, a close …

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By Idrees Ali BAGHDAD (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday in a visit aimed at showing that Washington was committed to keeping its military presence there nearly 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The 2003 invasion killed tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians …

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By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space on Tuesday after the launcher’s second-stage engine did not ignite as planned, in a blow to its efforts to cut the cost of accessing space and compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The 57-metre (187 ft) tall H3 rocket, …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities found 103 unaccompanied minors mostly from Guatemala inside an abandoned truck trailer in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, the government said on Monday, in one of the biggest recent discoveries of migrant children traveling through Mexico. In addition to the 103 children, authorities found 212 adults from Guatemala, Honduras, …

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ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey on Monday summoned U.S. ambassador Jeff Flake to convey its discomfort about a top U.S. general visiting northeast Syria over the weekend, a foreign ministry source said. U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said later on Monday that Flake went to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for meetings and discussions. Army …

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