By Martin Coulter and Hakan Ersen (Reuters) -Hundreds of social media moderators in Germany – who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok – are calling on lawmakers to improve their working conditions, citing tough targets and mental health issues. Cengiz Haksöz, who has worked as a content moderator at outsourcer TELUS…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese police arrested an 18-year-old soldier on Wednesday after he shot and killed two instructors and injured a third at a military firing range in central Japan, the country’s defence ministry said. The incident at about 9 a.m (24:00 GMT) in Gifu City was the first such fatal shooting at a Ground Self…
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank has added three senior dealmakers to its team of bankers advising other financial institutions, such as insurance companies and lenders, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday and confirmed by a company spokesperson. It has hired Marie-Soazic Geffroy as global co-head of its Financial…
By Daniel Leussink TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) – Toyota shareholders rejected a resolution urging greater disclosure of its climate lobbying on Wednesday, voting down the first investor proposal to come before the automaker’s annual general meeting in almost two decades. Investors also backed all 10 members of the board, including Chairman Akio Toyoda, despite concerns…
By David Lawder KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters that he will “push” the lender’s balance sheet hard to help fight climate change and other crises, but this may only yield tens of billions of dollars in additional annual lending, not the hundreds of billions hoped for by some. Banga…
(Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Harry Robertson. There’s only one show in town today: Jerome Powell’s mystery monetary tour. Powell’s Federal Reserve is embarking on something of a new era: instead of the strong “forward guidance” that has steered markets in recent years, officials have said…
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Shares of Ladbrokes owner Entain fell to the bottom of the London blue-chip index on Wednesday after the company announced it was buying Poland-based sports betting operator STS Holdings. Entain shares fell 10.5% to their lowest since March 29, in their biggest daily decline in four months as analysts picked…
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON(Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s June meeting after bullish oil demand growth forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OPEC. Brent crude futures were up 76 cents, or 1%, at $75.05 a barrel by 0916 GMT. U.S. West Texas…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s dominant lender on Wednesday said individuals could now open accounts in Indian rupees, expanding the range of foreign currencies available as Moscow strives to reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar and euro. “As Sberbank has highlighted, the bank supports the trend of de-dollarisation and constantly increases the number of foreign currencies available…
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African business confidence fell slightly in May, with lower trade volumes, fewer tourists and a weaker rand exchange rate weighing on sentiment, data showed on Wednesday. The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) business confidence index dropped to 106.9 in May from 107.1 in April. SACCI said in a…
