By Will Dunham Sept 21 (Reuters) – It is sometimes called “momnesia,” “mommy brain,” “pregnancy brain” or “baby brain” — the forgetfulness, mental fogginess and cognitive changes that many women may experience during pregnancy. For instance, a woman might walk into the kitchen and forget…
FRANKFURT, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank launched a new service on Monday linking its payment system to blockchain-based financial markets and said it would invest some of its own money in digital securities. The moves reflect a broader effort by central banks…
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump has taken a less combative approach than usual ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week — a sign of Beijing’s growing power thanks to critical minerals, China experts said.…
LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump. Now Britain’s prime minister is about to hold his first meeting with the U.S. president, with Ukraine and the soaring cost of conflict in the Middle East at the top of…
MADRID, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence cannot be self-regulated by those who control the technology, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday. Governments worldwide are racing to set rules for AI as concerns grow over privacy, discrimination, job losses, misinformation and the concentration…
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid concerns regarding the security of the US homeland, a senior US Arctic military official said. So far in 2026, four Chinese research vessels…
Sept 21 (Reuters) – Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been re-elected to a fifth term as leader of his southern, mainly Muslim region of Chechnya with almost 100% of the vote, Russia’s electoral commission said on Monday. Russia concluded elections…
MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s ruling United Russia party easily won a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, the Central Election Commission said on Monday, after over 95% of votes had been…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — When an ailing Pope John Paul II visited the French shrine at Lourdes in 2004, on his last foreign trip, he delivered a forceful condemnation of abortion and euthanasia as he gasped for air during Mass. Pope Leo XIV is expected…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An explosion near South Korea’s heavily fortified border with North Korea injured three South Korean military officers on Monday, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry said the explosion occurred during an unspecified operation in the Demilitarized Zone, a border…
