Aug 1 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday it has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada. The decision is a fallout of a legislation passed by Canadian parliament that would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Meta to negotiate commercial … Read more
Plus: Chelsea are exploring a deal for Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez; Ousmane Dembele’s future at Barcelona is in major doubt amid PSG’s interest in signing him this summer; Rangers’ Glen Kamara has been told to stay away from Ibrox until he finds a new club Chelsea are attempting to negotiate a cash-plus-player deal to bring … Read more
A new suitor has emerged in the race for Harry Kane as the Tottenham star could now be at the center of a bidding war. Elsewhere, a Premier League star is desperate to savor the riches on offer in Saudi Arabia, but his club are playing hard to get as Chelsea’s nightmare of a failure … Read more
By Kathryn Armstrong The battle for Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city which Russia has spent months trying to capture, is “stabilising”, says Ukraine’s commander in chief. Earlier this month, Western officials estimated between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops had been killed or injured in Bakhmut since last summer. But despite that, Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Ukrainian troops’ … Read more
The U.S. and Canada have reached a deal that would give both countries the authority to turn away asylum-seekers at unofficial crossing points on their shared border, President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Starting early Saturday morning, migrants who cross into Canada between official ports of entry will be quickly returned … Read more
BY ALEX GANGITANO – 03/20/23 3:04 PM ET Actor Jason Sudeikis and the cast of “Ted Lasso” joined the White House daily press briefing on Monday ahead of a meeting with President Biden to discuss efforts to address mental health. Sudeikis — who plays the title character on the Apple TV+ show, which has included … Read more
European stock markets were sharply lower Wednesday, with banking stocks in deep negative territory amid the global Silicon Valley Bank fallout and more bad news for Credit Suisse. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 2.5%, with all sectors trading in the red. EUROPEAN MARKETS TICKER COMPANY PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE .FTSE FTSE 100 7409.7 -227.41 -2.98 .GDAXI … Read more
March 7, 2023, 5:45 PM +06 / Updated March 7, 2023, 10:50 PM +06 By Chantal Da Silva, Gabe Gutierrez and Marlene Lenthang Two of the four Americans who were shot at by gunmen and kidnapped shortly after crossing the border into northern Mexico for a medical procedure last week are dead, according to the … Read more
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — As the mother’s cries of anguish pierced the cold morning air, mourners who had fought back tears could hold them no longer. “Oh Yana, oh my daughter,” Olena Rikhlitska howled. “My baby, my little one.” Her only child, 29-year-old Yana Rikhlitska, lay in a coffin before her, the younger woman’s blonde … Read more
March 6, 2023, 7:15 PM +06 / Updated March 7, 2023, 12:59 AM +06 By Marlene Lenthang and Antonio Planas The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four Americans believed to have been kidnapped at gunpoint during an attack in Mexico on Friday that also led to the death of a … Read more
