By Padraic Halpin, Conor Humphries and Tim Hepher DUBLIN (Reuters) – Lessors with hundreds of jets stuck in Russia are preparing for what one said would be a “vigorous” pursuit of insurance claims while maintaining discreet contact with some customers after Moscow blocked the jets from leaving. The loss of over 400 leased planes worth …
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc is discontinuing the iPod more than 20 years after the device became the face of portable music and kickstarted its meteoric evolution into the world’s biggest company. The iPod Touch, the only version of the portable music player still being sold, will be available till supplies last, Apple said in a …
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government sacked the country’s spy chief Paz Esteban following the disclosure of the use of Pegasus software to spy on Spanish officials, El Pais newspaper said on Tuesday, citing unidentified government sources. Last month, Canada’s digital rights group Citizen Lab said more than 60 people linked to the Catalan separatist …
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By Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to make global video streaming services support Swiss filmmakers and on spending more money on Europe’s Frontex border security agency in a referendum that will test ties with the European Union. In the binding referendum on what is being called “Lex Netflix”, voters …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The ballistic missile North Korea launched last week appears to be the same model as the submarine-launched missile Pyongyang tested last October, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said on Tuesday. North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, days before the inauguration of new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol …
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional Democrats agreed to rush $39.8 billion in additional aid for Ukraine, two sources familiar with the proposal said on Monday, easing fears a delayed vote could interrupt the flow of U.S. weapons to the Kyiv government. The House of Representatives could pass the plan, which exceeds President Joe …
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By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – The world faces a 50% chance of warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, if only briefly, by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. That does not mean the world would be crossing the long-term warming threshold of 1.5C (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), which scientists have …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Hungarian government discussed the effects of a proposed Russian oil ban on the country with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on his Facebook page on Monday. Szijjarto also said that some progress was made at the meeting between von der Leyen and Hungary’s Prime …
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday she had made progress in talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on a possible EU-wide ban on Russian fossil fuels. “This evening’s discussion with PM Viktor Orban was helpful to clarify issues related to sanctions and energy security”, von der Leyen …
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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Early voting began in Australia on Monday two weeks ahead of election day, with surveys showing the opposition centre-left Labor Party extending its lead and Prime Minister Scott Morrison suffering a fall in his approval rating. Amid a campaign dominated by cost-of-living pressure, national security and climate change, a …
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