Sony eyes finance unit listing, doubles down on entertainment
Sony Group Corp (6758.T) on Thursday said it is examining a partial spin-off of its financial business just three years after taking full control, as the conglomerate doubles down on ...
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Man City matchwinner Silva hails ‘beautiful’ night
Manchester City’s man-of-the-match Bernardo Silva hailed their Champions League semi-final second leg thrashing of Real Madrid on Wednesday as a “beautiful” and “wonderful” night.
Silva said he was disappointed ...
Near Ukraine’s southern frontline, medics brave rockets to treat soldiers
As the doctor prepared to administer an injection, the loud thud of an artillery shell in the distance broke the silence in the operating room.
The staff at this emergency ...
US appeals judges express support for opponents of abortion pill
Federal appeals court judges on Wednesday appeared to express support for opponents of the abortion pill mifepristone to pursue their challenge to its U.S. approval, which has potentially far-reaching ...
BT to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030 as fibre and AI arrive
BT Group (BT.L), Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile provider, will cut up to 55,000 jobs including contractors by 2030 – potentially over 40 per cent of its workforce – as it completes its ...
US banks rethink social media as a threat, not a marketing tool
Bankers are beefing up risk management, monitoring and emergency procedures around the use of social media after an internet-fueled run toppled Silicon Valley Bank two months ago and sparked turmoil ...
Why is the US dollar so strong again?
If investors agree on one thing this year, it’s that the dollar is going to fall. That’s made the greenback’s 2 per cent bounce over the last month ...
Deutsche Bank to pay $75 mln to settle lawsuit by Epstein accusers
Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, and accused the ...
Montana to become first US state to ban TikTok
Montana Governor Greg Gianfortesigned legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by China, making it the first U.S. state ...
Kyrgios to miss French Open after hurting foot during robbery
Nick Kyrgios was forced to miss the French Open due to a foot injury sustained during the theft of his car and not because of a knee problem, his agent ...
Liverpool’s Firmino, Keita, Milner and Oxlade-Chamberlain to leave club
Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will leave Liverpool after their contracts expire at the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday as ...
Newcastle’s Howe prepared for ‘hardest bit’ in top-four chase
Newcastle United have spent a large chunk of the season inside the Premier League’s top four but with three games remaining the prospect of missing out on Champions League ...
Erdogan rival sharpens tone on migrants before Turkey runoff
Tayyip Erdogan’s rival in Turkey’s presidential race accused the government oof allowing 10 million “irregular” migrants to enter the country, marking a nationalist turn in his rhetoric ahead of ...
As Greek elections loom, parties vie for votes of ‘lost generation’
Politicians vying for votes in Greece’s election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long felt that years of crises ...
Air raid alerts across Ukraine, military warns of strikes in Kyiv, other regions
Air raid alerts were declared throughout the territory of Ukraine early on Thursday and the military warned of possible Russian missile strikes in a wide arc extending from Kyiv to ...
Euro zone inflation ticks up in April
Euro zone inflation accelerated last month, Eurostat said on Wednesday, confirming preliminary data pointing to increasingly stubborn price growth among the 20 nations sharing the euro.
Overall price growth accelerated to 7.0 ...
Crypto should be regulated as gambling, UK lawmakers say
Bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies should be regulated as gambling given the significant risks they pose to consumers, a panel of UK lawmakers said in a report on Wednesday.
Britain, ...
Man City outclass Real Madrid to reach Champions League final
This time Manchester City left nothing to chance as they demolished Real Madrid 4-0 to march into the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons with a 5...
Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world’s top chicken industry
Brazil is taking extra precautions to protect the world’s largest poultry export industry from a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that was this week detected among wild birds in ...
Devastating Italian floods kill at least 13, wreck homes and farms
Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday.
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US appeals court begins hearing arguments on fate of abortion pill
U.S. appeals court judges began hearing arguments on Wednesday in a legal battle over the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, with potentially far-reaching consequences for abortion access across ...
El Salvador forces surround town in north after police killing
El Salvador has deployed at least 5,000 soldiers and 500 police to surround a town in the northwest of the country in a push to arrest those responsible for the suspected gang ...
Harry, Meghan in ‘near catastrophic’ NY paparazzi car chase
Britain’s Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi photographers after they attended an awards ceremony in New York, ...
Rune repeats Djokovic upset to storm into Rome semi-finals
Holger Rune sent an off-colour Novak Djokovic tumbling out of the Italian Open on Wednesday as the young Dane prevailed 6-2 4-6 6-2 in an epic battle against the defending ...