MILAN, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Euroleague Basketball unveiled a 10-year business plan on Friday that forecasts a sharp increase in the value of its clubs and the competition as it presses ahead with expansion after turning down an NBA collaboration offer at a shareholders’ assembly…
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – A surge in octopus numbers in British waters due to unusually warm seas is presenting fishermen with an interesting new catch — albeit one that’s devouring one of their usual staples. The value of British octopus exports…
ROME, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Air travellers faced delays and cancellations across Italy on Friday due to a technical fault affecting air traffic control, which authorities said was not caused by sabotage of any type and was fixed later in the day. Air traffic control…
By Sergiy Chalyi DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Oct 16 (Reuters) – For one artillery unit fighting in eastern Ukraine, the US decision this week to reduce services provided by satellite company Starlink to the military had an immediate impact. Communications with headquarters were interrupted and internet…
BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel on Friday reaffirmed their countries’ steadfast backing for Ukraine, saying that Russia had shown no willingness to negotiate by intensifying its attacks. “In this difficult geopolitical situation, we share…
Oct 16 (Reuters) – Railroad operator Union Pacific said on Friday its Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Hamann will retire in early 2027, after 35 years with the company. • Hamann was appointed CFO in January 2020, making her the first woman to hold the role…
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told CNBC on Friday, a day after gathering in Washington. Clayton leads the…
DAKAR, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Africa’s top public health body and Congolese health authorities this week called for greater transparency in the use of Ebola response funds, saying financial information provided by aid organisations left more than $700 million of donor money yet to be…
Oct 16 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened largely muted on Friday as worries about cracks in the AI trade pressured semiconductor stocks, while gains in Tesla provided some support. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 130.6 points, or 0.25%, at the open to…
By Francesco Canepa, Leika Kihara and Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The artificial intelligence boom is setting off a global race for money, forcing central bankers to contemplate a future in which interest rates stay higher and governments need to tighten their belts…
