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Russia starts restricting some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian authorities are taking measures to restrict some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms, Russia's Interfax news agency cited Russia's commu...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
Amazon expands same-day grocery delivery to perishable foods to compete with Instacart, Walmart
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) -Subscribers to Amazon.com's Prime service can now receive strawberries, milk, meats and frozen dinners on the same day they order them as the company expands it...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor sues US's Applied Materials over trade secrets infringement
BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technologies, a semiconductor equipment firm backed by Beijing's government, on Wednesday said it has sued U.S. chip equipment supplier Applied Material...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
Bicenntial celebration in Washington to begin this week
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington is getting ready for a week-long celebration of two centuries. Festivities for Washington's bicentennial begin Thursday with Rove and Ramble On the Square, with activitie...
TJ Carson Aug 13, 2025
Musk's bid to dismiss OpenAI's harassment claims denied in court
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk's bid to dismiss OpenAI's claims of a "years-long harassment campaign" by the Tesla CEO against the company he co-founded in 2015 and later aband...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Public transport will be temporarily free of charge in Geneva, in a first for Switzerland, as part of a series of measures aimed at tackling a spike in pollutio...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
EM portfolios see second biggest monthly inflow in four years, IIF data shows
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -This year's popularity of emerging market assets is showing no sign of let-up as international investors poured a combined $55.5 billion into EM stock and bond po...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe, burning houses and factories
PATRAS, Greece,/MADRID (Reuters) -Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning houses, farms ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
Sterling edges up to highest level since July on rate outlook
LONDON (Reuters) -The pound rose to three-week highs against the dollar on Wednesday, as investors grew increasingly convinced that U.S. interest rates are likely to fall more quickly than British one...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025
Biggest IKEA retailer names veteran Juvencio Maeztu CEO as Brodin steps down
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -The world's biggest retailer of IKEA furniture said on Wednesday CEO Jesper Brodin was stepping down after eight years, to be succeeded by Spaniard Juvencio Maeztu, the...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2025

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