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Singapore orders Apple, Google to prevent government spoofing on messaging platforms

25 Nov 2025

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s police have ordered Apple [AAPL.O] and Google [GOOGL.O] to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The order under the nation’s Online Criminal Harms Act came after the police observed scams on Apple’s iMessage and Google Messages purporting to be from companies …

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EU antitrust regulators pause probe into MMG’s Anglo American deal

25 Nov 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators have paused their investigation into Hong Kong-listed mining and metals company MMG’s plan to buy Anglo American’s Brazilian nickel business, an update on the European Commission website showed on Tuesday. The EU executive, which acts as the EU competition enforcer, stopped the clock on November 24. “The ‘clock’ in merger …

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Barrick committed to Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper project, says interim CEO

25 Nov 2025

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) -Barrick Mining Corp remains committed to its Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan, one of the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of the metal, its interim CEO said on Tuesday after reports of a possible withdrawal. The $7 billion project in the remote, insurgency-hit western province of Balochistan is held in …

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France seeks three-month suspension of Shein over sex dolls

25 Nov 2025

By Helen Reid and Alessandro Parodi PARIS (Reuters) -The French government will ask a Paris judge on Wednesday to order the suspension of Chinese online platform Shein in the country for three months over sales of childlike sex dolls and banned weapons, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday. Shein has already disabled its marketplace …

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ThaiBev profit falls as weak demand hits key spirits business

25 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -Singapore-listed Thai Beverage reported a 7% fall in annual profit on Tuesday, hurt by persistent weakness in its core spirits division alongside a decline in earnings from its food business. The Bangkok-based firm said softening consumer sentiment across its key markets dented its annual performance, with sales revenue down more than 2% to 333.29 …

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Chinese ‘right on schedule’ for US soybean purchases, Bessent tells CNBC

25 Nov 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese purchases of American soybeans are “right on schedule”, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, citing an agreement for Beijing to buy 87.5 million metric tons of the U.S. product over the next three and a half years. The U.S. and China will always be natural rivals, Bessent said in an …

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TSMC files lawsuit against former executive on security concerns

25 Nov 2025

By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit in Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court against its former Senior Vice President Wei-Jen Lo, who recently joined Intel. In an emailed statement, TSMC said the lawsuit is based on the terms of the employment …

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Panasonic’s energy unit to supply auto batteries to Amazon’s Zoox from 2026

25 Nov 2025

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Panasonic Energy will supply cylindrical batteries to Amazon’s self-driving unit Zoox starting from early 2026 under a multi-year agreement, the Panasonic Holdings unit said on Tuesday. “Panasonic Energy will deliver its latest 2170 batteries beginning in early 2026 to support Zoox’s growing robotaxi service and operations,” the company said in a statement. …

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