France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

Ducks are seen inside a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – France raised the risk level of bird flu to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’ on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem … 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

Britain announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration

Britain announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration

[1/2]A sign is seen at the arrivals passport control area of Terminal 5, at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/files Acquire Licensing Rights PM Sunak says Britain taking ‘radical’ action on migration Government aims for 300,000 fewer migrants than last year Higher minimum salary for skilled workers announced Unions raise concern over … Read more

Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 56 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow

Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 56 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow

[1/2]A communal worker cleans snow at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH) during a heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia December 3, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Acquire Licensing Rights MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Temperatures in parts of Siberia plummeted to minus 56 degrees Celsius (minus 69 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday while blizzards blanketed Moscow … Read more

South Africa’s Aspen expands further into Asia with Sandoz China deal

South Africa’s Aspen expands further into Asia with Sandoz China deal

An Aspen Pharmacare logo is seen at outside company offices in Woodmead, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Aspen Pharmacare (APNJ.J) is expanding further into China through a deal to buy the Chinese business of Swiss group Sandoz (SDZ.S) for up to 92.6 million … 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

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami warnings in Philippines and Japan

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami warnings in Philippines and Japan

[1/5]People gather, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. Hinatuan LGU/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 2 (Reuters) – An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas of the country and for … 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

Indicted Republican George Santos to face US House expulsion vote Friday

Indicted Republican George Santos to face US House expulsion vote Friday

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Friday on whether to expel scandal-plagued Republican George Santos, who faces criminal corruption charges and new accusations that he misspent campaign money, according to Republican aides. Several lawmakers have introduced motions targeting the first-term lawmaker after a report by his … Read more

US Supreme Court signals it could limit SEC in-house enforcement

US Supreme Court signals it could limit SEC in-house enforcement

The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled skepticism toward the legality of certain proceedings that the Securities and Exchange Commission conducts … Read more