ProtonMail court order leads to the arrest of French climate activist
The private email service Protonmail is drawing harsh criticism from its users after providing IP information linked to a French activist who used the service, as first…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge exits Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith series
According to Deadline and Variety, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has decided to leave Amazon’s upcoming Mr. and Mrs. Smith series. She was originally set to co-star alongside Donald Glover,…
California bill takes aim at Amazon’s productivity-tracking algorithms
California is poised to pass a new bill pushing back against the productivity measurement algorithms allegedly used in Amazon fulfillment centers, as recently reported by NPR’s Morning…
You’re not quackers, this duck did call out ‘You bloody fool!’
“When I first heard these stories, I thought, ‘Oh this must be a really good joke’,” he told New Scientist magazine. “But actually, they come from respected…
New sausage war averted as UK secures major concession on Northern Ireland Protocol
Boris Johnson has secured a major concession from Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol after it allowed the UK on Monday to extend a number of grace…
BMW confident sales in China will increase next year – finance chief
MUNICH, Sept 6 (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) is confident that sales in China will increase next year, finance chief Nicolas Peter told Reuters on Monday, attributing high…
Shares lifted by prospect of lower rates for longer
European stocks close in on August record highs Nikkei at 5-month top, Asia-ex Japan highest in 6 weeks Chance of Fed tapering delay, Japan and China stimulus…
Nord Stream 2: Russia’s push to boost gas supplies to Germany
Sept 6 (Reuters) – The operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline announced on Monday that the final piece of pipe had been attached, leaving only…
Veolia, Suez to seek EU antitrust okay for tie-up this month – source
Employees of Suez demonstrate in front of Engie headquarters at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau BRUSSELS/PARIS,…
Rights group files complaint against German retailers over Chinese textiles
A worker moves freshly harvested cotton at a processing plant in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Dominique Patton BERLIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) – A…
Life after the ECB? The tapering debate begins
European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters building is seen in Frankfurt, Germany, March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo FRANKFURT, Sept 6 (Reuters) – With the euro zone economy…
Top U.S. diplomat slams ‘shameful sentencing’ of Belarus opposition figures
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Afghanistan during a media briefing at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., September 3, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS…
German far left courts SPD and Greens for three-way coalition
BERLIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Germany’s far-left Linke pitched themselves on Monday as would-be coalition partners for the Social Democrats and Greens after a Sept. 26 election,…
U.N. footage from northern Ethiopia shows humanitarian crisis
NAIROBI, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Footage of war-hit northern Ethiopia published by the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday reflected the severe humanitarian crisis there, after…
A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopen
Sept 6 (Reuters) – Students across Afghanistan have started returning to university for the first time since the Taliban stormed to power, and in some cases females…
Brazil braces for pro-Bolsonaro rallies on Tuesday
BRASILIA, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Brazil prepared on Monday for Independence Day demonstrations by supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who has called for a show of…
EU warns Polish regions they could lose funding over ‘LGBT-free’ zones
People attend the “Equality Parade” rally in support of the LGBT community, in Warsaw, Poland June 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel WARSAW, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The European…
UK to extend Northern Ireland’s Brexit grace periods
LONDON/DUBLIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Britain plans to further extend post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday,…
Analysis: Turkey and UAE rein in dispute that fuelled conflict and hurt economy
UAE could invest in health, transport, energy sectors Both reviewed cost of rivalry, Turkish official says Aim to calm tensions, but disagreements remain ANKARA, Sept 5 (Reuters)…
Global crypto exchange CrossTower enters India despite policy uncertainty
Representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration MUMBAI, Sept 6 (Reuters) – U.S.-headquartered digital currency exchange…
Schools could face disruption if Covid cases hit 100,000 a day, says leading professor
Last week, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) ruled against recommending jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds, stating that although the benefits were marginally greater than…
Schools could face disruption if Covid cases hit 100,000 a day, says leading professor
Last week, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) ruled against recommending jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds, stating that although the benefits were marginally greater than…
Afghans fleeing Kabul bowled over by Britons’ warm welcome in cricket match
He added: “One thing, to be very clear, the Taliban can’t be trusted… so we have deep concerns about our family left behind in Afghanistan. [My relatives]…
Afghans fleeing Kabul bowled over by Britons’ warm welcome in cricket match
He added: “One thing, to be very clear, the Taliban can’t be trusted… so we have deep concerns about our family left behind in Afghanistan. [My relatives]…
BBC defends new thriller Vigil after complaints from relatives of tragic trawlermen
The BBC has defended Vigil, its new thriller, after relatives of trawlermen killed in a submarine tragedy complained that it was insensitive. BBC One’s Sunday night drama…