Moldova signs defence pact with France amid Russia fears (www.reuters.com)
Egypt signs expanded $8 billion loan deal with IMF (www.reuters.com)
Israeli tank in 'likely scenario' fired machine gun at reporters after deadly shelling, report finds (www.reuters.com)
BEIRUT/THE HAGUE, March 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters reporter in Lebanon in October by firing two shells at a clearly identified group of journalists and then “likely” opened fire on them with a heavy machine gun in an attack that lasted 1 minute and 45 seconds, according to a report into the incident...
More Chinese women choosing singledom as economy stutters (www.reuters.com)
Jury finds armorer guilty in fatal 'Rust' shooting (www.reuters.com)
US judge in Texas rules minority business agency must serve all races (www.reuters.com)
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, founded during the Nixon administration, must avail itself to disadvantaged entrepreneurs of all races and ethnicities, including whites....
US Supreme Court sets April 25 Trump criminal immunity argument (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss - the last day of oral arguments of its current term....
Amazon must face narrowed lawsuit over eBook prices, US judge says (www.reuters.com)
March 4 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday heavily trimmed an antitrust lawsuit that accused Amazon.com (AMZN.O), and others of causing consumers to overpay for eBooks.
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China (www.reuters.com)
I guess we’ve gotten bored of destroying this planet…...
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China (www.reuters.com)
“Today we are seriously considering a project - somewhere at the turn of 2033-2035 - to deliver and install a power unit on the lunar surface together with our Chinese colleagues,” Borisov said....
OpenAI hits back at Musk, says billionaire pushed for merger with Tesla (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI on Tuesday hit back at Elon Musk’s claims that the startup abandoned its original mission with emails that showed the billionaire supported its plan to create a for-profit entity and wanted a merger that would make Tesla its “cash cow.”...
Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply (www.reuters.com)
Nikki Haley to end White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch (www.reuters.com)
Discontent over immigration and the economy fuel Trump's Super Tuesday romp (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump is sailing into battle against President Joe Biden powered by anger over the two policy issues that have driven his comeback campaign so far: immigration and the economy....
Meta's Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage (www.reuters.com)
Dutch government scrambling to keep ASML in Netherlands (www.reuters.com)
Haiti PM's return still murky as gang conflict worsens (www.reuters.com)
Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti still linger as gangs back home push for his ouster....
Trump dominating Super Tuesday as he moves closer to Biden rematch | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/16827256...
China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping’s 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday....
US Supreme Court ruling in Trump ballot case showed unanimity, not unity (www.reuters.com)
Four of the nine justices - its three liberal members and its newest member - disagreed with the rest of the court about decision, saying the outcome powered by five conservative justices went further than necessary....
SpaceX faces hearing on engineers fired after criticizing Elon Musk over sexism (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. labor board judge on Tuesday held a hearing in a case accusing rocket maker SpaceX of illegally firing eight engineers for criticizing CEO Elon Musk and accusing him of sexist conduct in a letter to company executives....
As Gaza's hunger crisis worsens, emaciated children at hospitals (www.reuters.com)
Two Palestinian toddlers with sunken eyes and emaciated faces, one in a yellow cardigan and the other in a stripy top, were lying side by side on a bed in a Gaza clinic, their thin, bony legs protruding from diapers that looked too big for them....