NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Deteriorating conditions in women’s college sport could threaten momentum in the professional sector, according to a Women’s Sports Foundation study released on Wednesday, as North American leagues enjoy a surge of popularity. Both the WNBA and NWSL have moved…
By Christina Amann and Rachel More MUNICH, Sept 30 (Reuters) – BMW set out a restructuring plan on Wednesday centred on AI, management cuts and two new model launches as the German luxury automaker seeks to restore investor confidence after a string of profit warnings…
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The US economy grew at a solid clip in the second quarter, driven by robust consumer spending and business investment related to the buildout of AI infrastructure. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.2% annualized rate, revised up from the…
BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) – A Paris court on Wednesday found six men guilty of manslaughter over the drowning of more than 30 people in the Channel five years ago, the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating France and Britain.…
STOCKHOLM, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Swedish government should apologise to the indigenous Sami people for past injustices and Sami interests should be given stronger consideration against mining and wind power projects, a government-appointed commission said on Wednesday. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Sami live…
MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Spain’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had alerted prosecutors to an Amnesty International report alleging the military tortured or mistreated migrants in Ceuta, and ordered an internal probe into whether any personnel were to blame. The rights group accused…
Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission is ramping up a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers, the New York Post reported on Wednesday. The FTC plans to slap the tech…
By Rachel More HANOVER, Germany, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Volkswagen terminated several wage deals with IG Metall on Wednesday, raising the possibility of strikes at the start of next year as Germany’s top industrial union vowed to escalate its dispute with the world’s second-largest automaker.…
BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) – NATO is a defensive alliance and Russia should stop nuclear threats, NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday, in response to Russia’s nuclear warnings to NATO over the Kaliningrad exclave. “I think the best way to deal with this…
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – A suspected plot against a British airbase used by US forces to strike Iran was thwarted when police were called by one of the same men later arrested at the site, The Times newspaper said on Wednesday. The report added…
