STRASBOURG, Sept 17 (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday proposed a social media ban for children under 13 and restricted access for those between 13 and 15 as she warned about the dangers of online services to minors. She also…
Sept 17 (Reuters) – U.S.-based private equity firm Advent International said on Thursday it will invest 31.5 billion rupees ($328.53 million) in Yatharth Hospital for a 24.9% stake, sending shares of the Indian hospital operator to a record high. Shares rose as much as 8.6%…
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) – A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these…
Sept 17 (Reuters) – Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal for Inter Miami as the American side beat Mexican club Cruz Azul 2-0 to lift the Campeones Cup at the Miami Freedom Park on Wednesday. Messi, making his 115th appearance for the Miami, struck 24 minutes…
Sept 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Anton Kovalskyi as acting prosecutor general, a presidential decree showed on Thursday. Zelenskiy removed former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko by decree earlier this week, with lawmakers approving the decision in a vote on Tuesday. Kovalskyi,…
NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – US alternative asset manager Brookfield will invest up to $600 million in India’s ACME Cleantech Ventures to help the company develop and build green ammonia and green methanol projects, the companies said on Thursday. Here are details: • The…
By Roshan Thomas Sept 17 (Reuters) – Bearish sentiment towards most emerging Asian currencies deepened, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, as investors contended with the twin headwinds of escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising U.S. Treasury yields. Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West…
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street closed lower following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years. U.S. futures were higher. The quarter of a percentage point increase brings the Fed’s key…
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Alexander Dziadosz RABAT/CAIRO, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Morocco’s political parties are trying to entice young voters to the polls next week with promises of jobs and affordable housing after violent protests last year and a border rush on the Spanish enclave of…
By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, Sept 17 (Reuters) – A range of delegates to China’s flagship defence conference this week expressed fears over the potential for unchecked AI development and technology rivalries to further heighten risks across the global security environment The warnings come as…
