(Reuters) – Twitter’s new chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, is working on a slew of measures to bring back advertisers who left the platform under Elon Musk’s ownership, including introducing a video ads service, pursuing more celebrities and raising headcount, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday. Yaccarino, who started as CEO on June 5, is…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, to address a problem with sleep apnea, White House officials said on Wednesday. “He used a CPAP machine last night, which is common for people with that history,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said. A White House official…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – An independent expert to the United Nations condemned mass deportations of Haitians who had fled the country amid a humanitarian crisis driven by worsening violence from heavily armed gangs who control large swathes of the country. In a statement following a visit to the Caribbean nation, William O’Neill said some methods used…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will provide Argentina with funds totaling over $1 billion, the South American nation’s economy ministry said on Wednesday, adding these should go toward development and energy projects. The move comes as cash-strapped Argentina battles to rework its debts and comply with financing…
By Brendan Pierson and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday blocked state laws prohibiting the use of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones for transgender children from taking effect while lawsuits challenging the bans proceed. They are the latest in a series of similar rulings around the country, with laws in seven…
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican leaders of two House committees are requesting United States Postal Service data on retailers’ goods shipped from China under an exemption in U.S. trade law that excludes some packages worth $800 or less from tariffs. The exemption, known as the de minimis rule, has earned growing scrutiny…
(Reuters) – The case of Adnan Syed, whose conviction for a Maryland murder was overturned and later reinstated, will be reviewed by the state’s highest court under an order issued Monday, documents showed. Syed, who was found guilty in 2000 of murdering 18-year-old Hae Min Lee and sentenced to life in prison, was released last…
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A total of 130 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with almost half in advanced development, pilot or launch stages, a closely-followed study shows. The research by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank published on Wednesday said significant progress over…
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A total of 130 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with almost half in advanced development, pilot or launch stages, a closely-followed study shows. The research by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank published on Wednesday said significant progress over…
By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – The Nasdaq managed a small gain on Wednesday with support from megacap stocks while the S&P 500 and the Dow closed lower after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled more rate hikes and said he did not see inflation falling to the central…
