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(Reuters) -Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of several prominent journalists who recently wrote about its new owner Elon Musk, with the billionaire tweeting that rules banning the publishing of personal information applied to all, including journalists. Responding to a Tweet on the account suspensions, Musk, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist, …

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By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – A U.S. judge overseeing the bankruptcy of FTX said on Friday that he will allow media companies to make their case that the collapsed crypto exchange must publicly disclose the names of its customers.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey in Delaware said the New York Times, Dow Jones, Bloomberg and the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will limit ticket sales for flights to London’s Heathrow Airport during planned strikes by border agents over Christmas and New Year’s Eve to reduce disruption, the airlines said on Friday. UK Border Force workers at several major British airports including the country’s busiest, Heathrow, will go on …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A dual citizen of Sweden and the United Kingdom pleaded guilty to U.S. fraud and money laundering charges on Friday for selling a fake cryptocurrency alongside one of the United States’ most-wanted fugitives, a woman referred to as the ‘Cryptoqueen.’ Karl Greenwood, 45, was arrested in Thailand and …

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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union may consider extending an emergency limit on non-gas-fuelled power plants’ revenues to make it more permanent as part of an electricity market review next year, a draft document showed. Soaring gas prices have fed into high electricity costs across Europe this year, prompting the EU to plan …

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(Reuters) – Social media company TikTok on Friday said it would cut its Russian staff numbers after the company stopped key services for Russian users earlier this year. Chinese-owned video app TikTok suspended livestreaming and new uploads in Russia after Moscow introduced strict new media censorship following its invasion of Ukraine in February. “We have …

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BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Uniper SE by the German government, it said on Friday, paving the way for nationalising the gas trading firm which nearly collapsed after Russia stopped supplying gas. The acquisition was approved under the EU merger regulation after the Commission concluded it would raise no competition …

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(Reuters) – British retailer Frasers Group said on Friday it has bought shares in premium fashion brands of JD Sports for about 47.5 million pounds ($57.7 million), as the Mike Ashley-owned company continues its drive into a more premium market. Frasers, formerly called Sports Direct, also acquired and transferred shares of more than 10 of …

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