South Africa riots: Is Jacob Zuma holding his country hostage
The U.S. Steel Corporation, once America’s largest steelmaker and most valuable company, is set to be acquired by Japanese company Nippon Steel for $14.9 billion. Nippon Steel — the world’s fourth-largest steel producer — clinched the deal with an all-cash offer, outbidding American steelmakers Cleveland-Cliffs and Nucor, per the company’s announcement on Monday. The offer marked a 40%…
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered Russian troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the face of Ukrainian attacks near the southern city of Kherson. The announcement marks one of Russia’s most significant retreats and a potential turning point in the war, now nearing the end of its ninth…
South Korea’s won reaches lowest level since 2009 as selling in Asian currencies picks up steam The yen fell further against the dollar on Wednesday, leaving it down a fifth this year as Japan’s government stepped up its verbal intervention aimed at stemming an acute sell-off in the currency. Japan’s currency declined to ¥144 against…
Utah became the first state in the nation to impose a curfew on social media access for children and teens as part of sweeping reforms amid the dangers posed by harmful content on TikTok and other platforms. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed off on the Utah Social Media Regulation Act on Thursday as TikTok CEO…
A public administration may prohibit staff from wearing items such as an Islamic headscarf, CJEU says. The EU’s top court on Tuesday ruled that a public administration may ban staff from visibly wearing any sign which reveals philosophical or religious beliefs, in order to create a “neutral administrative environment.” “Such a rule is not discriminatory…
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent weeks, while the Belarusian leader called for negotiations on border tensions and said his country “does not need war.” The balloons forced Lithuania to repeatedly…