By Diana Novak Jones Sept 25 (Reuters) – An Alabama jury will hear the state’s claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety, in the first case against the company to…
By Nupur Anand, Pete Schroeder and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The US Federal Reserve is working on a plan to raise the asset thresholds that trigger stricter oversight of big banks, four people with knowledge of the matter said, which would…
HOUSTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Washington’s talk of a possible ban on diesel exports is widening the gap between US crude oil futures and the global Brent benchmark, a signal that markets expect US refiners to process less crude oil if their diesel output gets…
ANKARA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – A defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan could turn into a broader pact “for the Muslim world” that includes Iran, Turkey’s parliament speaker said on Friday, adding that it is expected to be submitted for ratification from next…
STOCKHOLM, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland, in the first such joint operation by the two Nordic countries. The Baltic Sea…
By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN and several other outlets from the White House, Pope Leo on Friday reaffirmed his support for freedom of the press. Pope Leo was greeting…
Sept 25 (Reuters) – Shares in Swedish drug-delivery company Nanexa more than doubled their value in early Friday trading after it signed a global licensing deal with Novo Nordisk worth up to about €1.17 billion ($1.33 billion). The agreement, announced after the market closed on Thursday,…
MOSCOW, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Russia’s air defence units destroyed about 50 drones over the Rostov region overnight and a drone attack damaged the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, forcing it to suspend operations temporarily, Governor Yuri Slyusar said on Friday. Heavy drone strikes on Russian refineries…
ATHENS, Sept 25 (Reuters) – A fire broke out on the deck of a vehicle ferry off the popular Greek tourist island of Mykonos on Friday, authorities said. At least five coast guard vessels and two firefighting speedboats assisted the operation to rescue the 29 people on…
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Singapore’s population rose 1.6% in June compared to a year ago, hitting a new high of 6.21 million, government statistics released on Friday showed. Singapore has experienced steady population growth since the end of the pandemic, when…
