Sprawling Wildfires Kill 2 and Force Evacuations in Cyprus Amid Stifling Heat
The fire had burned more than 24,000 acres in Cyprus, where officials had warned of fire danger as temperatures rose above 100 degrees.
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Continue reading...Central bank shuns calls to reduce borrowing costs as higher US tariffs loom
The European Central Bank has kept interest rates on hold as figures showed the eurozone economy maintaining a steady pace of economic growth amid low inflation.
In what was widely expected to be a pause before further cuts later in the year, the Frankfurt-based central bank shunned calls to reduce the cost of borrowing and held its main interest rate at 2% and the deposit rate at 2.15%.
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