Ferrari’s season speeds from delight to ‘disaster’
Ferrari’s early season delight has become a discussion of disaster after the Italian team’s nightmare in Baku on Sunday, but it is still too early to write off ...
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El Salvador minister says Bitcoin crash poses ‘extremely minimal’ fiscal risk
El Salvador’s Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya on Monday dismissed concerns that a sharp drop in the value of bitcoin could hurt the Central American nation’s fiscal health.
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Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for first time in Town Hall
Elon Musk will speak to Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) employees this week for the first time at a company-wide meeting since launching his $44 billion bid in April, a source said ...
Crypto contagion fears spread after Celsius Network freezes withdrawals
Bitcoin fell as much as 14 per cent on Monday after major US cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network froze withdrawals and transfers citing “extreme” market conditions, in the latest sign of ...
Google, Facebook, Twitter to tackle deepfakes or risk EU fines
Alphabet Inc unit Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc(TWTR.N) and other tech companies will have to take measures to counter deepfakes and fake accounts on their platforms ...
Macron fights to save his parliamentary majority and reform agenda
President Emmanuel Macron could lose his outright majority in France‘s parliament and the ability to push through his economic reform agenda with a free hand after a strong showing ...
Britain defies EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law
Britain published plans to override some post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland by scrapping checks and challenging the role played by the European Union’s court in a new clash ...
Five killed, 22 injured in Ukranian artillery attacks in Donetsk, Russian-backed separatists say
At least five people were killed on Monday in the Russian-backed separatist Ukrainian region of Donetsk in what separatist officials said has been an upsurge in Ukrainian shelling.
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Civilians shelter in chemical plant as Russian artillery pounds Sievierodonetsk (Updated)
Russian forces pushed into the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and pounded a zone where hundreds of civilians were sheltering, a Ukrainian official said on Monday – a scene that echoed ...
Wikipedia fights Russian order to remove Ukraine war information
The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Moscow court decision demanding that it remove information related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, arguing that people ...
Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law (Updated)
Britain will set out plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, scrapping checks and challenging the role played by Brussels in a fresh ...
Macron’s centrists edge ahead of left in French first round vote
French President Emmanuel Macron‘s centrist alliance won the first round of lower house elections on Sunday by a razor-thin margin over the left bloc of Jean-Luc Melenchon although it ...
Astronomers ponder ‘cosmic mystery’ over powerful radio wave bursts
Powerful bursts of radio waves emanating from a distant dwarf galaxy that were detected using a massive telescope in China are moving scientists closer to solving what one called a “...
‘Strange Loop,’ ‘Lehman Trilogy’ earn Tony honors as Broadway celebrates return
“A Strange Loop,” the story of a Black gay man and his mental struggles as a playwright, won the Tony award on Sunday for best new musical as Broadway honored ...
Gun reform deal forged by US senators, with key Republican backing
In a potential breakthrough toward the first significant new U.S. gun law in decades, a bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced an agreement on a framework for a ...
Tasty name but no Big Mac: Russia opens rebranded McDonald’s restaurants
It might look and smell like McDonald’s but now it’s Vkusno & tochka. The golden arches are gone, the Filet-O-Fish is simply a fish burger. The Big Mac ...
Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises
In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to examine his wheat crop. Food costs have soared amid a global wheat crisis and Lebanon’s own economic ...
Cosmetics maker Revlon nears bankruptcy filing
Cosmetics maker Revlon Inc (REV.N) is preparing to file for chapter 11 protection as soon as next week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the ...
Turkish finance minister says economy liberal, growth sustainable
Turkey’s Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said on Saturday that the Turkish economy is liberal and will continue to grow in a sustainable way after the government introduced steps to ...
Saudi Telecom shares rise on $8 billion capital increase proposal
Saudi Telecom (7010.SE) said on Sunday its board had proposed increasing the company’s share capital by 30 billion riyals ($8 billion), or 150 per cent, driving the share price nearly 10 per cent ...
Britain orders review of fuel market as pump prices surge
Britain‘s competition watchdog has been asked by the government to review the retail fuel market to see whether a cut in duty has been passed onto consumers as prices ...
Russia says it destroyed depot with Western weapons in Ukraine (Update 3)
Russian forces fired cruise missiles to destroy a large depot containing U.S. and European weapons in western Ukraine’s Ternopil region, Interfax reported on Sunday, as street fighting raged ...
Indian officials step up arrests, demolish houses to stop unrest over anti-Islam remarks
Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state have demolished the homes of several people accused of involvement in riots last week triggered by derogatory remarks made by ruling party figures ...
No pardon for Britons sentenced to death, pro-Russian separatist leader says
The leader of the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine said on Sunday there was no reason to pardon two British nationals who were sentenced to death last week after ...