By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from next month, the Russian government said on Thursday. The decision to promote MAX comes as Moscow is seeking greater control …
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s DJV journalists’ association appealed on Thursday to investors in ProSiebenSat.1 not to sell their shares to Italian suitor MFE, warning it could impose a “right-wing populist agenda” on the German media company. Owned by the family of late Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, MFE is courting ProSieben shareholders to sell over the …
German journalists press Pro7 investors not to sell to Berlusconi’s MFE Read More »
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey believes a ceasefire must first be secured between Russia and Ukraine before it and other states take any decisions on a peacekeeping mission as part of security guarantees for Ukraine, a defence ministry source said on Thursday. U.S. and European military planners have begun exploring security guarantees for Ukraine, Reuters reported on …
Turkey says any Ukraine peacekeeping hinges first on ceasefire Read More »
(Reuters) -Sony will raise prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States by around $50 from Thursday, as the Japanese conglomerate navigates a slow recovery in the videogame market while U.S. tariffs threaten to raise costs. All three PlayStation 5 consoles will see a similar price hike, with the most expensive PS5 Pro …
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 prices in US as tariff uncertainty weighs Read More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Pacific Fleet launched cruise and anti-ship missiles during drills in the Sea of Japan that also involved aircraft and drones, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday. “Kalibr and Uran missiles were fired by the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate in the Sea of Japan, and the sailors successfully hit their target,” the ministry …
Russia launches missiles in Sea of Japan during drills Read More »
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -During last month’s deadly floods in Beijing, rural hotel owner Cui Jian and his guests spent the night stranded on a rooftop in torrential rain before rescuers battled through metre-high mud and silt to get to them the next day. Beijing’s mountainous northern Huairou district and neighbouring Miyun district received …
Is historically arid Beijing ready for a wetter future? Read More »
Berlin (Reuters) – Die Wirtschaft im Euroraum hat einer Umfrage zufolge im August überraschend weiter zugelegt. Der Einkaufsmanagerindex – für Industrie und Dienstleister zusammen – stieg um 0,2 auf 51,1 Punkte, wie der Finanzdienstleister S&P Global am Donnerstag zu seiner monatlichen Unternehmensumfrage mitteilte. Das ist der beste Wert seit Mai 2024. Von der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters …
Umfrage: Euro-Wirtschaft im August mit stärkstem Wachstum seit 15 Monaten Read More »
By Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s federal government has not quantified the loss to the exchequer due to a lowering of the goods and services tax rates but a state ministers’ panel has endorsed the new rate structure, state ministers said on Thursday. India’s government plans to slash the consumption tax it charges consumers …
WARSAW (Reuters) -A drone which crashed into a field in eastern Poland most likely came from the direction of Belarus, a regional prosecutor said on Thursday, following an incident described by the defence minister as a provocation by Belarus’ ally Russia. The military drone fell into a cornfield overnight on Tuesday, scorching crops, shattering windows …
Drone that fell in Poland probably came from direction of Belarus, prosecutor says Read More »
MILAN (Reuters) -Shareholders of merchant bank Mediobanca have rejected the proposal of its chief executive Alberto Nagel to buy Banca Generali, daily la Stampa reported on Thursday, dashing a takeover that would have created Italy’s largest wealth manager. Opposition to the plan was led by the two main investors in Mediobanca, Italy’s billionaire del Vecchio …
Mediobanca shareholders reject Banca Generali bid, la Stampa reports Read More »
