EU launches first phase of world's first carbon border tariff (www.reuters.com)
BRUSSELS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The European Union launched on Sunday the first phase of the world's first system to impose CO2 emissions tariffs on imported steel, cement and other goods as it tries to stop more polluting foreign products from undermining its green transition.
Apple asks US Supreme Court to strike down Epic Games order (www.reuters.com)
US FCC chair to seek reinstating net neutrality rules rescinded under Trump (www.reuters.com)
And the pendulum swings.
Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown (www.reuters.com)
At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars (www.reuters.com)
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X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders (www.reuters.com)
The X service remains available to the people of Brazil, the platform said on Saturday....
Venezuela's Maduro blocks X access in country for 10 days (www.reuters.com)
CARACAS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday took tensions with social media platform X and its owner Elon Musk to new heights, banning the platform in the South American country for 10 days amid furore over a disputed presidential election....
Mexican president says no evidence of fraud in Venezuela elections (www.reuters.com)
Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq (www.reuters.com)
Biden administration to award nearly $1.1 billion to Stellantis, GM for EV production (www.reuters.com)
The battle over J&J’s bankruptcy plan to end talc lawsuits (www.reuters.com)
After being rebuffed twice by federal courts, the $350 billion healthcare giant is attempting again to end the litigation in a so-called “Texas two-step” bankruptcy. The maneuver involves offloading its talc liability onto a newly created subsidiary, which then declares Chapter 11. The goal is to use the proceeding to force...
German car industry urges EU to drop tariffs on China-made cars (www.reuters.com)
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Britain's Sunak cites growing up without Sky TV as example of hardship (www.reuters.com)
Israel court approves temporary ban on Al Jazeera, citing national security (www.reuters.com)
US defines 'major' Rafah operation that would change Israel policy (www.reuters.com)
The White House on Tuesday provided the most complete definition yet of what it considers a “major ground operation” in Rafah that could trigger a change in United States policy toward Israel, and said Israel’s actions there have not yet reached that level....
UCLA police make first arrest in mob attack on pro-Palestinian encampment (www.reuters.com)
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) - Three weeks after a mob attacked pro-Palestinian activists encamped at the University of California, Los Angeles, police have made their first arrest in the violence, a man they say was seen in video footage beating victims with a wooden pole....
Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential loss in November, stoking doubts about the election’s legitimacy even as opinion polls show the Republican presidential candidate leading in battleground states....
Republican clerk charged in Michigan voting-system breach (www.reuters.com)
A Michigan township clerk was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday, the latest turn in a state inquiry into efforts by Donald Trump supporters to tamper with voting machines to prove his false claim that he lost the 2020 election due to fraud....
CIA Used Chinese Social Media In Covert Influence Operation Against Xi Jinping's Government (www.reuters.com)
Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its government, according to former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the highly classified operation. Three former officials...
West decries reelection of Putin, China, India vows closer ties. (www.reuters.com)
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France's Macron says sending troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out (www.reuters.com)
US should block cheap Chinese auto imports from Mexico, US makers say (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. government should block the import of low-cost Chinese autos and parts from Mexico, a U.S. manufacturing advocacy group said on Friday, warning they could threaten the viability of American car companies.
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools::State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday.