Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown
Australia said on Tuesday it will ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to ...
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US believes Russians in Ukraine have suffered 100,000 casualties in five months
The White House has estimated that Russia’s military has suffered 100,000 casualties in the last five months in fighting in the Bakhmut region and other areas of Ukraine.
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Australia to ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws
Australia said on Tuesday it will ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to ...
Qatar Airways could grow to 255 routes depending on aircraft deliveries
Qatar Airways could expand its number of destinations to more than 255 from 170 currently under plans for rapid growth, but its ability to do so depends on the delivery of additional ...
Arsenal players still have fire in their bellies, says Arteta
Arsenal are still fired up after their defeat by rivals Manchester City, manager Mikel Arteta said, but added that his side clearly need to improve if they hope to keep ...
‘Belgian Bullet’ Brecel holds off Selby to win world snooker championship
Belgium’s Luca Brecel became the first player from mainland Europe to win the snooker world title as he completed a fairytale fortnight by resisting a Mark Selby fightback to ...
Morgan Stanley to cut 3,000 jobs in second quarter
Morgan Stanley (MS.N) is planning to eliminate about 3,000 jobs in the second quarter, a source told Reuters on Monday, in its second round of job cuts in six months.
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Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
Khader Adnan, a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad who was accused by Israel of terror charges,died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after an 87-day hunger strike, ...
Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, UN says
The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a ...
Ukrainian forces push back Russian invaders from some positions in Bakhmut
Ukrainian units have ousted Russian forces from some positions in Bakhmut amid fierce battles, a top Ukrainian general said on Monday, as the White House believes that more than 20,000 Russian ...
Too high for comfort: Five questions for the ECB
Inflation in the euro area is too high for comfort, meaning markets expect the European Central Bank to deliver its seventh straight interest rate hike on Thursday.
With some stability ...
Currencies in limbo awaiting packed week of central banks
Currencies were in limbo on Monday as holidays in most of Asia made for thin trading, while traders braced for a packed week of central bank meetings that would offer ...
Why are Hollywood writers threatening to strike?
Hollywood writers and the film and television studios are racing to agree to a new contract to replace the one that expires at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time Monday. If they ...
JPMorgan to buy First Republic’s assets and assume deposits
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) will buy most of First Republic Bank’s (FRC.N) assets in a last-ditch rescue led by US regulators, marking the third major US ...
Climate protester glues hand to podium during Swiss TV debate
A climate activist glued his hand to a TV presenter’s podium during a public election debate in centre of the Swiss city of Geneva on Sunday, sparking jeers and ...
Italy approves May Day labour package amid union criticism
Italy’s right-wing government on Monday approved measures to boost job creation and workers’ pay, amid hostile reactions from unions and opposition parties over accompanying welfare cuts and looser rules ...
E. Jean Carroll resumes testimony in Trump rape trial after mistrial denied (Updated)
E. Jean Carroll returned to the witness stand in her rape and defamation civil case against Donald Trump, after the judge denied a defense request for a mistrial.
Trump’s ...
US Treasury encouraged by First Republic resolution, says banking system remains sound
The U.S. Treasury Department is encouraged that First Republic Bank FRC.N was resolved with the least cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund, and believes the U.S. banking ...
JPMorgan snaps up First Republic’s assets in US auction
JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N said on Monday it will buy most of First Republic Bank’s FRC.N assets after regulators seized the troubled lender at the weekend, ...
Hollywood writers, studios stage last-minute talks as strike deadline looms
Negotiators for Hollywood writers and film and television studios engaged in 11th-hour contract talks on Monday to try and avert a strike that would disrupt TV production across an industry ...
UN warns of Sudan breaking point as air strikes hit capital (Updated)
As foreign states wind down their evacuations from Sudan, the United Nations warned of a humanitarian breaking point with no let up in fighting between rival military factions despite a ...
Paris police fire tear gas as French march against pension reform (Updated)
Workers marched across France in anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s increase in the retirement age on Monday, with police firing tear gas in Paris and the western city of ...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a morning arrest raid that led to clashes in a refugee camp outside the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, ...
Some Canadian workers in wage pact with govt to end strike from Monday
Canada reached agreement for a new wage deal with a union representing 120,000 federal workers, the union said on Monday, bringing an end to the country’s largest public sector strike ...