Russia signals scaled-back war aims as Ukraine advances
SHENZHEN, China, July 12 (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a U.S. ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own…
KYIV, Sept 14 (Reuters) – European governments should halt welfare benefits to Ukrainian men of military age who are living in their countries, Poland’s foreign minister said, a measure he said would help Ukraine call up more troops to fight Russian forces. Following a meeting in Kyiv with his Ukrainian counterpart, Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski said…
Chickens at a plant in Texas’ panhandle have tested positive bird flu resulting in the slaughter of 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets (young hens). The largest supplier of eggs in the United States halted production after chickens at a Texas plant tested positive for the highly contagious bird flu – the latest in a…
The Biden administration is studying the possibility of introducing a central bank digital currency. A legislative proposal from Florida Gov. (and possible Republican U.S. presidential candidate) Ron DeSantis would prohibit the use of a national central bank digital currency (CBDC) as money within his state. “Today’s announcement will protect Florida consumers and businesses from the…
A number of Senate Republicans frustrated with the rush to pass a year-long spending bill before the end of the year are discussing whether to throw up a roadblock, raising the prospect of a government shutdown later this week. Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a deal for an omnibus spending package that would fund the…
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) – Vandals sabotaged France’s telecoms networks overnight, piling pressure on French security services trying to secure the Olympics after authorities said they suspected left-wing groups of attacking rail lines ahead of the opening ceremony in Paris. The cuts to long distance telecoms cables at five sites early on Monday “look like…