Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights
Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), the owner of social media network Facebook, is behind a $60 million deal to acquire the trademark assets of US regional bank Meta Financial Group (CASH....
Articles
Bin bags of cash: NatWest fined for dirty money breaches
NatWest has been fined 265 million pounds ($350.9 million) for failing to prevent the laundering of nearly 400 million pounds, in the first criminal money laundering case against a British bank.
A gang ...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects religious challenge to New York vaccine mandate
By Andrew Chung
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected challenges brought by Christian doctors and nurses and a group that promotes vaccine skepticism to New York’s refusal ...
Turkey says Exxon Mobil, Qatar Petroleum to stay out of its jurisdiction in East Med
The United States and Qatar have assured Turkey that Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum will stay out of Turkey’s continental shelf in the eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu ...
U.S. diplomat’s wife to face UK court hearing over fatal car crash
By Andrew MacAskill
The wife of a U.S. diplomat is due to face a London court hearing next month over a fatal car crash in England in a case ...
New friends – UAE de facto ruler, Israel’s Bennett in “historic” meeting
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan hosted Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday in the first-ever public meeting between the United Arab Emirates’ de facto ...
Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a year that saw his electric car company become the most valuable carmaker in ...
Israel planning trial import of foreign tech workers amid shortage
Israel intends to import foreign workers for its high-tech sector on a trial basis to offset a pandemic-era labour shortage, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday.
In remarks to ...
French court slashes UBS tax evasion fine to 1.8 bln euros
A Paris appeals court on Monday slashed the penalty UBS (UBSG.S) must pay for allegedly helping wealthy clients in France evade taxes to 1.8 billion euros ($2.03 billion), but upheld that ...
PSG get Real, Man Utd v Atletico in revised Champions League draw
Paris St Germain will face Real Madrid in a titanic clash in the last 16 of the Champions League while Manchester United take on Atletico Madrid after UEFA declared the original ...
Barca to face Napoli in Europa League knockout round playoffs
Barcelona will play Napoli in the knockout round playoff of the second-tier Europa League, marking a face-off between the former clubs of late soccer great Diego Maradona.
Barcelona, who crashed ...
Russia says it may be forced to deploy intermediate nuclear missiles in Europe
Russia said on Monday it may be forced to deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe in response to what it sees as NATO’s plans to do the same.
Deputy ...
UEFA to conduct Champions League draw again after mistake
The draw for the Champions League last 16 ties will be conducted again after a technical error in the software which advises officials which teams can and cannot be paired together, ...
First person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom (Updated)
By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden
At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, the ...
Turkish lira plummets to new low, Erdogan to meet central bank chief
President Tayyip Erdogan is expected to hold talks with the central bank governor, finance minister and heads of state banks on Monday, sources told Reuters, as the lira plummeted to ...
EU hesitates over possible Olympic boycott in China
France and the Netherlands are seeking to find a common European Union approach over a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games in China but any decision is unlikely to be ...
Two crew missing after Danish and British boats collide in icy Baltic (Update)
Two Danish crew members of a capsized barge were missing in the freezing Baltic Sea on Monday after an overnight collision with a British vessel in a busy maritime route ...
Joyful moment or risky move? Europe divided over kids’ vaccines
As Europe starts vaccinating younger children, countries are pursuing very different strategies in what will be a major test of parents’ willingness to get their kids inoculated.
One region in ...
Bitcoin rises 2.1 per cent to reclaim $50,000
Bitcoin rose on Sunday to reclaim levels above $50,000.
The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency gained 2.11 per cent to $50,445.34 at 1803 GMT on Sunday, adding $1,044.80 to its previous close.
Bitcoin is ...
Johnson warns of Omicron ‘tidal wave’, Israel to ban travel from Britain
Britain faces a “tidal wave” of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and two vaccine doses will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned as he accelerated ...
Intel shows research for packing more computing power into chips beyond 2025
Research teams at Intel Corp (INTC.O) on Saturday unveiled work that the company believes will help it keep speeding up and shrinking computing chips over the next ten years, ...
‘From grief to shock’: Tornadoes kill at least 64 in Kentucky (Updated)
By Gabriella Borter and Peter Szekely
At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky after a string of tornadoes tore through six states, with power still out ...
Saudi Arabia expects 2022 budget surplus after years of deficit
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it expected to post its first budget surplus in nearly a decade next year, as it plans to restrict public spending despite a surge in ...
Verstappen wins F1 title after last lap drama
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Formula One championship, denying Lewis Hamilton a record eighth, with a last-lap overtake to win a season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday ...