Iraq’s Green Zone housing US embassy targeted with rockets – sources

Iraq’s Green Zone housing US embassy targeted with rockets – sources

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone housing the U.S. Embassy was targeted with several rockets around dawn on Friday, two security sources said, noting it was not clear where the rockets had hit and whether there was damage. Explosions were heard near the embassy, in Iraq’s capital about 4 a.m. on … Read more

Denmark passes law to ban Koran burnings

Denmark passes law to ban Koran burnings

[1/5]The screen in the Danish Parliament, Folketinget, shows the result after a vote for a new law against inappropriate treatment of writings of importance to religious communities, in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 7, 2023. After a debate lasting several hours, the law against the inappropriate… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more COPENHAGEN, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Denmark’s … Read more

BLACKPINK members renew contract, boosting shares in label YG Entertainment

BLACKPINK members renew contract, boosting shares in label YG Entertainment

[1/2]Lisa (Lalisa Manoban), Rose (Roseanne Park), Jisoo Kim and Jennie Kim, from the K-Pop band BLACKPINK pose with their Honorary MBEs (Members of the Order of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain November 22, 2023. Victoria Jones/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) – South Korea’s YG Entertainment Inc … Read more

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

DUBAI, Dec 5 – When temperatures climbed north of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville during this summer’s crushing heatwave in Europe, air conditioning use jumped 23% in the southern Spanish city compared to how many hours ACs ran during the same period in 2022. Lisbon’s average AC use, too, went up by … Read more

Take-Two’s Rockstar Games unveils ‘GTA VI’ trailer, to release game in 2025

Take-Two’s Rockstar Games unveils ‘GTA VI’ trailer, to release game in 2025

Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc is seen for sale in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 4 (Reuters) – Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO.O), on Monday released a trailer of the latest installment of its … Read more

Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time since May 2022 as momentum builds

Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time since May 2022 as momentum builds

Bitcoin and ether hit 2023 highs Rate cut and ETF optimism driving gains Signs of institutional buyers in November – market maker LONDON/SINGAPORE, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Bitcoin has broken above $40,000 for the first time since May 2022 as it rides a wave of momentum on broad enthusiasm about U.S. interest rate cuts and … Read more

Amazon taps SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to help launch Kuiper satellites

Amazon taps SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to help launch Kuiper satellites

[1/2]A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission, taking four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 1 (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) on Friday said it booked three Falcon 9 launches … Read more

Chinese AI firm SenseTime refutes short-seller report allegations

Chinese AI firm SenseTime refutes short-seller report allegations

Nov 28 (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence software developer SenseTime Group (0020.HK) said on Tuesday that a short-seller report by Grizzly Research LLC is ‘without merit’ and will review the allegations against the company. Earlier on Tuesday, the short-seller’s report alleged the AI firm was artificially inflating revenue through revenue fabrication schemes. Shares of the … Read more

China’s Shein files for US IPO in major test for investor appetite- sources

China’s Shein files for US IPO in major test for investor appetite- sources

Shein yet to determine IPO size, valued at over $60 bln in May IPO comes amid challenging markets and U.S. scrutiny Fast-fashion retailers still behind Amazon on sales Nov 27 (Reuters) – Fashion company Shein has confidentially filed to go public in the United States, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, in … Read more

‘Vote of confidence’: UK hails $37 billion of foreign investment

‘Vote of confidence’: UK hails $37 billion of foreign investment

FDI gathering held at 16th century palace Sunak hails investment, holds off on subsidy push Britain has slipped in FDI rankings HAMPTON COURT, England, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced 29.5 billion pounds ($36.8 billion) of private sector investment in Britain at a gathering of global executives on Monday aimed at catapulting … Read more