By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry launched a fierce attack on the “vile” press on Tuesday, blaming tabloids for destroying his adolescence and later relationships, as he gave evidence for almost five hours in his lawsuit against a tabloid publisher. As he became the first senior British royal to appear in…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday sued Coinbase, accusing the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform of operating illegally because it failed to register as an exchange, in another blow to the crypto industry. The lawsuit is the SEC’s second in two days against a major crypto exchange,…
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The founder of OneTaste, a sexual wellness company that claims to teach “orgasmic meditation”, has been charged with forced labor conspiracy, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone, who also served as chief executive until 2017, and former head of sales Rachel Cherwitz were accused of inducing…
By Viktoriia Lakezina KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides. Ukraine said Russia had committed a deliberate…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Uber said on Wednesday it has opened a new office with space for 1,000 additional workers in Amsterdam, where the company has its international headquarters. The U.S. ride sharing and food delivery firm said in a statement it currently employs more than a thousand workers in Amsterdam and is looking to add…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s consumption tax reform advanced on Tuesday as a working group in Congress outlined a proposal to combine various levies into a value-added tax with separate federal and regional rates without increasing the overall tax burden on the economy. The report represents an early step in a reform considered crucial by President…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Chinese trade figures for May top the Asia-Pacific economic data and events calendar on Wednesday with investors keen to see whether April’s shock slump in imports is repeated, which will offer clues on the health – or otherwise…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Chinese trade figures for May top the Asia-Pacific economic data and events calendar on Wednesday with investors keen to see whether April’s shock slump in imports is repeated, which will offer clues on the health – or otherwise…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday partially blocked the state from enforcing its recent ban on people under 18 receiving gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, allowing three transgender children to continue with their treatment while he hears a lawsuit challenging the law. The preliminary order, from…
By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Canada’s TC Energy is cutting some jobs to “optimize value” a company spokesperson said on Tuesday, without giving details of how many positions have been impacted. News of the job cuts at TC Energy comes a week after Suncor Energy told employees it would eliminate 1,500 jobs. Earlier this year, Imperial…