MILAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) – KKR (KKR.N) could block any move by Telecom Italia (TIM) to set up a network company by vetoing the transfer of last-mile fixed telephony unit FiberCop, reported Saturday La Stampa. The US investment fund, which owns 37.5% of FiberCop, launched a 10.8 billion euro ($12.2 …
Read More »Over 60 Telegram channels blocked in Germany – newspaper
The Telegram logo is seen on the screen of a smartphone in this illustration taken April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BERLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Telegram messaging service, which has proven popular with far-right groups and people opposed to COVID …
Read More »Water crisis looms as residents tackle debris in tsunami-hit Tonga
New Zealand Navy ships will arrive in Tonga on Friday The airport could reopen on Thursday Australian Prime Minister speaks with his Tongan counterpart Japan, United States, China and Australia offer help Jan 19 (Reuters) – Two New Zealand navy ships will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water …
Read More »Digital Publishing Platforms and the Print Publishing Market by Covid-19 Impact Outlook until 2028
“ Global Market Vision always provides credible reports. The global Digital Publishing Platforms and Print Publishing Market growth 2021-2028 is our latest addition which brings useful insights into the Digital Publishing Platforms and Print Publishing market. The report presents the recent and upcoming growth trends of this business. Growing opportunities …
Read More »FIXED UPDATE 2 Drone attack on US forces foiled west of Baghdad
BAGHDAD, January 4 (Reuters) – Two drones loaded with explosives were shot down by Iraqi air defenses on Tuesday as they approached the Ain al-Asad air base, home to US forces, in the west of Baghdad, according to an official of the international organization led by the United States. said …
Read More »Vaccine, infection data marks small wins in battle for Omicron
AstraZeneca and Novavax say their shots protect Omicron UK data suggests fewer hospitalizations than Delta’s Do not extrapolate from similar African data -African CDC WHO also called for caution before drawing firm conclusions Biden moves too little, too late for Omicron experts JOHANNESBURG / LONDON, Dec.23 (Reuters) – Two vaccine …
Read More »Oil nears three-year high amid fears of energy crisis
Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing Oil Hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, USA, April 21, 2020. REUTERS / Drone Base Brent hit $ 84.60, its highest since October 2018, Monday White House backs calls for OPEC + to do more Crude market looks overbought …
Read More »Yellen believes US Congress will pass a global minimum corporate tax
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she was confident the U.S. Congress would approve legislation to implement the global minimum corporate tax agreed to by 136 countries. Yellen said actions to bring the United States into compliance with the global minimum tax would likely …
Read More »Suicide bomber kills 46 in Afghan mosque (official news agency)
KABUL, October 8 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in northeastern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Friday, killing 46 and injuring more than 140, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Video footage showed bodies surrounded by debris inside the mosque used by members of the minority Shia Muslim community. …
Read More »US Senate looks close to temporary truce on debt ceiling deadlock
WASHINGTON, Oct.6 (Reuters) – The US Senate appeared close to a temporary deal to avoid a federal debt default over the next two weeks, after Democrats said on Wednesday they could agree to a Republican proposal to defuse the partisan stalemate that threatens the economy at large. . Democrats called …
Read More »Delta epidemic in Australia spreads to new states | World news
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia reported more than 1,900 new Delta coronavirus infections on Sunday, health data showed, as authorities struggled to quell the outbreak in the two most populous states and cases spreading to new states . Victoria and New South Wales, which have been in lockdown for weeks, have …
Read More »Ethiopia kicks off seven UN officials, accuses them of “interference”
A tank damaged in fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and Tigray Special Forces stands on the outskirts of the town of Humera in Ethiopia on July 1, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer / File Photo ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 30 (Reuters) – Ethiopia is expelling seven top UN officials, …
Read More »Jordan to fully reopen main passage with Syria this week | World news
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will fully reopen its main border crossing with Syria from Wednesday, government and industry officials said, as a high-level Syrian team arrived in Amman to discuss the way to facilitate the flow of goods affected by the pandemic and a decade of conflict. Although Jaber Passage …
Read More »World News Day will focus on climate change as the most important story of our time | PennLive Editorial
“Like it or not, climate change will be in the headlines for the rest of our lives,” writes David Callaway, founder of Callaway Climate Insights, a newsletter on investing in climate solutions. He adds that for the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies to be successful, journalists will …
Read More »In shock decision, Italian court overturns mafia verdicts | World news
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – An Italian appeals court on Thursday overturned convictions in a major mafia trial, dismantling charges the state colluded with Sicilian gangsters after a deadly wave of bombings in the years 1990. In a decision read in the Sicilian capital Palermo, Judge …
Read More »Factbox: an intensifying arms race in Asia | World news
(Reuters) – Analysts warn Asia could slide into an accelerated arms race as countries respond to China’s military growth. Here is a list of defense systems that several Asian countries are seeking to acquire. The country announced on September 16 that it would build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines as …
Read More »World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic and climate
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (Reuters) – World leaders return to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on stepping up efforts to tackle both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced them last year to send video statements for the annual rally. As the coronavirus …
Read More »Evergrande begins repaying wealth product investors with real estate
An exterior view of the China Evergrande Center in Hong Kong, China on March 26, 2018. REUTERS / Bobby Yip / File Photo / File Photo BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Reuters) – Cash-strapped developer China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) has started reimbursing investors for its wealth management products with real estate, a …
Read More »As news of U.S. flights to Haiti spreads, migrants worry where to go
CIUDAD ACUÑA, Mexico, Sept. 18 (Reuters) – Eddyson Langlais, 24, was huddled under the Del Rio international bridge in Texas, alongside thousands of other Haitian migrants on Friday night, when he saw news on Facebook that sounded like a punch: The United States was going to send Haitians back to …
Read More »India Says Chinese Border Troop Withdrawal Necessary for Better Relations | World news
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has told China their bilateral ties will only develop when the two countries withdraw troops from a clash on their disputed Himalayan border, India’s foreign minister said. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar discussed the possibility of both sides when he met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the …
Read More »Australia Agrees on Increase in US Air Deployments to Australia | World news
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Australia and the United States have entered into new force posture agreements that will see greater air cooperation through the rotational deployment of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia, the U.S. said on Thursday. Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton. Speaking at a joint press …
Read More »Former US intelligence officials admit hacking US networks for UAE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (Reuters) – Three former U.S. intelligence officers who worked as cyber spies for the United Arab Emirates have admitted to breaking U.S. hacking laws and bans on the sale of sensitive military technology, as part of a deal aimed at avoiding prosecution announced Tuesday. The agents – …
Read More »Cape Verde’s highest court approves extradition of Maduro’s envoy to the United States
Birds fly next to a Venezuelan flag in Caracas, Venezuela, January 12, 2021. REUTERS / Manaure Quintero PRAIA, Sept. 7 (Reuters) – Cape Verde’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman wanted by US authorities for money laundering on behalf of the Venezuelan government, should be …
Read More »Switzerland Suspends Tightening Coronavirus Restrictions As Cases Rise | World news
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will not tighten restrictions on public life for now despite the increase in coronavirus cases, the government said on Wednesday, reserving the right to present a COVID status certificate to allow the access to many interior spaces. The government signaled such a move last week when …
Read More »US launches drone strike on Islamic State after Afghan airport explodes
Drone strike in Pakistan border province Jalalabad city residents say they heard explosions at night U.S. Embassy Says People Should Leave Airport Gates Immediately Around 111,000 people evacuated Britain to end evacuation on Saturday Aug.28 (Reuters) – The United States launched a drone strike in Afghanistan, apparently killing an Islamic …
Read More »Brazil’s Indigenous Rights Dependent on Tribal Legal Battle | World news
JOSE BOITEAUX, Brazil (Reuters) – Pushed to a degraded corner of their ancestral lands, the Xokleng people of southern Brazil anxiously await a Supreme Court ruling that could restore the land they lost decades ago. Sitting by a wood-burning stove, Xokleng elders remember when fish and game abounded in feeding …
Read More »Britain to call for sanctions on Taliban at G7 meeting – sources
LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuters) – The UK plans to push world leaders to consider further sanctions against the Taliban at the G7 advanced economies group meeting on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, sources said to Reuters. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who currently heads the group which includes …
Read More »China to finance projects in Myanmar in agreement with the junta | World news
(Reuters) – China will transfer more than $ 6 million to the Myanmar government to fund 21 development projects, Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry said, as a sign of resuming cooperation under the junta that toppled an elected government February 1. Unlike Western countries which condemned the junta for cutting short democracy …
Read More »China Reports More COVID-19 Cases; some cities are launching new tests
A medical worker takes a swab from a person at a nucleic acid test site in a park, following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China on August 6, 2021. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang BEIJING, Aug.9 (Reuters) – China reported more COVID-19 infections on Monday in its latest …
Read More »Iraq Says US Returns 17,000 Ancient Artifacts Looted After Invasion | World news
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States returns more than 17,000 ancient objects looted and smuggled out of Iraq after the American invasion in 2003, including a 3,500-year-old clay tablet bearing part of the epic of Gilgamesh, Iraq announced on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of antiquities disappeared from Iraq after the …
Read More »Putin inspects new Russian fighter jet unveiled at airshow
MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday inspected a prototype of a new fifth-generation Sukhoi fighter jet that Russia unveiled at its annual MAKS airshow with an eye on export markets. The fighter plane, which goes by the project name “Checkmate”, is likely to be presented as …
Read More »South Korean Moon cancels trip to Tokyo over “unacceptable” diplomatic comments
SEOUL / TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not travel to Tokyo for the next Olympics, his office said on Monday, abandoning plans for what would have been his first summit with the Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The announcement came after Seoul filed a protest …
Read More »Italy bursts with joy after Euro football triumph | World news
ROME (Reuters) – Italians took to the streets and squares in droves on Sunday as the national football team beat England to win Euro 2020, celebrating a success widely seen as a rebound from the heartbreaking failure not to qualify for the last World Cup. Fireworks and music erupted across …
Read More »Facebook to fund regional fund for Australian newspapers
SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) will provide money for an “innovation fund” for 170 Australian regional newspapers under a planned licensing deal, the parties said on Friday, calling the decision a “show of co-operation between the social media giant and local publishers.” The move lends a building …
Read More »North Korea’s Kim Says It Is A ‘Big Crisis’ Caused By A Pandemic
SEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said failure to implement measures to tackle the coronavirus had caused a “great crisis” and he berated ruling party officials for endangering the security of the country and the population, state media reported on Wednesday. The state news agency …
Read More »Haftar from Libya closes the border with Algeria | World news
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to east-based Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have closed the border with Algeria, they said on Sunday, after major deployments of his forces in the south underlined his role continuous despite efforts to unify the country. Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) last week sent troops to …
Read More »Global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 4 million
June 18 (Reuters) – Coronavirus-related deaths around the world surpassed the 4 million mark on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to obtain enough vaccines to immunize their populations. As the number of new cases and deaths has declined in countries like the United States and …
Read More »Israeli nationalists march through East Jerusalem under heavy police presence
May 10 attempt to stage a march helped ignite the 11-day war Palestinians call for protest in Gaza and West Bank Tensions are first test for new Israeli government JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) – Thousands of far-right Israeli nationalists marched in a flag procession through East Jerusalem on Tuesday, an …
Read More »Biden to hold solo press conference after Putin’s summit
US President Joe Biden will hold a solo press conference after meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week, denying the former KGB spy a high international platform to castigate the West and sow discord. Putin’s brave performance at a 2018 press conference with Donald Trump came as a …
Read More »High Court finds UK government acted illegally on contract | World news
LONDON (Reuters) – The High Court in London has found that the UK government acted illegally in awarding a contract to a public relations firm run by associates of the former chief adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings. The court accepted a complaint that the government had shown …
Read More »EU to launch infringement procedure against Italian media law, newspaper says
A Vivendi sign can be seen at the company’s headquarters in Paris, France, April 8, 2015. REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes The European Commission is preparing to launch infringement proceedings against Italy over a media law that could restrict Vivendi’s (VIV.PA) interests in the country, the Repubblica newspaper reported on Friday. …
Read More »Bennett, rival of Netanyahu’s ‘kingmaker’, agrees to join coalition to overthrow him
Far-right party leader Naftali Bennett on Sunday threw his crucial support behind a “government of change” in Israel to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what would be the end of a political era. Bennett’s move, which he announced in a televised speech, could allow opposition leader Yair Lapid to …
Read More »Hong Kong Organizers Lose Appeal to Keep Tiananmen Vigilant World news
(Reuters) – Organizers of an annual vigil to commemorate the Chinese Communist government’s bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 said on Saturday they lost a call to organize this year’s gathering. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of China’s Patriotic Democratic Movements is scheduled …
Read More »Protester dies after clashes with police in Baghdad – Sources | World news
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – One person died and several were injured on Tuesday when Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into the air to disperse anti-government protests in central Baghdad, according to security and medical sources. The sources said 14 protesters and seven members of the security forces were injured in …
Read More »COVID spreads in rural India as deaths once again exceed 4,000
India’s COVID-19 outbreak has stabilized in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths increased by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading to rural areas where public health services are rare and already overloaded. India reported more than 400,000 infections per day at the start of May, …
Read More »French court orders damages for victims of PIP breast implant scandal
A faulty silicone gel breast implant manufactured by the French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) is seen near surgical instruments after being removed from a patient by plastic surgeon Denis Boucq (left) at a clinic in Nice December 21, 2011. REUTERS / Eric Gaillard German company TUV Rheinland neglected to …
Read More »India’s seven-day COVID average hits new high, WHO issues warning
India’s coronavirus crisis showed few signs of abating on Tuesday, with an average of seven days of new cases at a record high and international health authorities warning that the variant of the virus in the country is of global concern . Daily coronavirus cases in India increased by 329,942, …
Read More »Taiwan struggles to attend WHO meeting, but China says no
Taiwan will fight to the end for an invitation to a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting this month, its foreign ministry said on Monday, but China said there was no no room for compromise on the island that Beijing claims to be its own. The Group of Seven Rich Countries …
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