EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation
The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market coffee, beef, soy and other commodities linked to deforestation around the ...
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Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud scheme
Donald Trump’s real estate company was convicted on Tuesday of carrying out a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the legal woes facing the former U....
US Senator Warnock beats Trump-backed rival in Georgia runoff, Democrats set for Senate majority
Democrat Raphael Warnock won re-election to the U.S. Senate in a hard-fought Georgia runoff on Tuesday, strengthening his party’s razor-thin majority as he fought off a challenge by ...
Ukraine appears to show ability to strike deep in Russia
A third Russian airfield was set ablaze by a drone strike a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres into Russia with attacks on ...
Forget crypto winter, this is a bitcoin ‘bloodbath’
“I’m nearly bankrupt,” says Jad Fawaz, a crypto trader in Abu Dhabi. “I’m laughing because there’s no point in exerting more depression and more frustration about it.”
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Europe’s inflation problem will linger for years to come
Euro zone inflation may have peaked but will subside so slowly that it could be years before it gets back to the European Central Bank’s 2 per cent target, keeping ...
Lockheed Martin, Israel’s Rafael to develop laser weapon system
US weapons maker Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) and Israeli contractor Rafael have teamed up to create a high-energy laser weapon system, based on a technology already under development in Israel ...
Portugal power into last eight with 6-1 demolition of Switzerland
Goncalo Ramos scored a stunning hat-trick as a slick Portugal thrashed Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to storm into the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 2006.
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Penalty pain for Spain again as Morocco reach last eight
Achraf Hakimi calmly converted a penalty to send Morocco through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a 3-0 shootout win over former champions Spain after a ...
Albanian opposition leader punched in face as he marches to protest
Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha was punched in the face by a male bystander as he led a crowd of his party’s supporters to central Tirana on Tuesday for ...
Man arrested after egg thrown in direction of King Charles
A man was arrested on suspicion of common assault after an egg was believed to have been thrown in the direction of Britain’s King Charles during a walkabout on ...
Goldman Sachs on hunt for bargain crypto firms after FTX fiasco
Goldman Sachs (GS.N) plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy or invest in crypto companies after the collapse of the FTX exchange hit valuations and dampened ...
Russia and Ukraine swap 60 POWs each in latest exchange
Russia and Ukraine said on Tuesday they had exchanged 60 prisoners of war on each side in the latest of a series of such swaps.
Russia’s defence ministry said the 60 ...
England rugby coach Jones sacked after dire run
Eddie Jones’ roller-coaster ride as England coach came to an end on Tuesday when he was sacked by the Rugby Football Union following a review into their November series that ...
Indonesia bans sex outside marriage in new criminal code
Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code on Tuesday that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, despite worries the laws may ...
Finland must lift arms embargo on Turkey, Ankara says
Finland must lift an arms embargo on Ankara as a condition to securing support from Turkey for its NATO membership bid, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
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Prince Harry says UK royal household plays ‘dirty game’
Prince Harry said Britain’s royal household regularly leak stories about each other, calling it “a dirty game” in a new trailer released on Monday for the much-anticipated Netflix documentary ...
Ukraine exposes Russian air defence gaps with long-range strikes
A third Russian airfield was ablaze on Tuesday from a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometers deep into Russian air ...
Investors look to emerging markets as planets align for end of dollar bull market
As the US dollar tumbles from multi-decade highs, some investors are betting emerging market currencies will be big winners from a sustained reversal in the greenback.
The MSCI International Emerging ...
Factbox: What does Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink do?
Neuralink, the Elon Musk company that Reuters reported on Monday is the target of a federal investigation over its animal trial program, has been trying to develop a brain chip ...
Kirstie Alley, ‘Cheers’ and ‘Look Who’s Talking’ Star, dies aged 71
Kirstie Alley, the two-time Emmy-winning actress who rose to fame in her role on the hit TV series “Cheers”, died on Monday after a short battle with cancer. She was 71.
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EU struggles to agree gas price cap, considers 220-euro limit
European Union countries on Tuesday considered the latest proposal for a lower gas price cap of 220 euros ($231), a week away from a meeting when the bloc hopes to resolve an ...
Moody’s sees ‘very high’ foreign exchange risk for banks in Ukraine, Turkey
Banks in countries such as Ukraine and Turkey face a “very high” risk from restrictions on capital flows, weak international reserves and a high level of foreign currency debt, Moody’...
Report Shows 70% of crypto investors are buying during the world cup: Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) sees 525% price increase while Solana (SOL) and Fantom (FTM) dropped by holders
With lots of recent disruption across the cryptocurrency markets, as well as the recent start of the Fifa World Cup, we’re seeing many different moves being made between projects. ...