By Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China is facing a growing backlash from the United States and other Western governments over its controversial efforts to pressure dissidents and their advocates abroad, but Beijing has appeared undeterred. Authorities in the U.S., Canada, Britain and elsewhere recently have taken a hard line,…
By Jonathan Landay and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran has continued supplying weapons and drugs that fuel the Yemen war despite its agreement to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said on Thursday. The Chinese-brokered accord reached in March, talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, and a…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court fined Alphabet’s Google <GOOGL.O> 3 million roubles ($38,600) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted “LGBT propaganda” and “false information” about Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman of the Federal Circuit sued the appeals court’s chief judge and others in Washington federal court on Wednesday, seeking to block their investigation into her fitness to hold office. Newman, who is 95, said in her complaint that the probe violated her constitutional rights, and…
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co on Thursday flagged a better-than-expected 38% rise in profit this year on stronger sales, a rosier outlook for the Japanese automaker as it retools its often difficult alliance with Renault and faces headwinds in China. The bullish forecast, which comes as Nissan is pushing to turn itself…
By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a motion to increase monitoring of human rights abuses in Sudan where hundreds of civilians have been killed since a conflict erupted last month. The Western-led motion, which passed with 18 in favour and 15 against, had been…
CONAKRY (Reuters) -Guinea was hit by further anti-government protests on Thursday after organisers said at least seven people had been killed and 32 injured during demonstrations in the capital Conakry and other towns a day earlier. Police in riot gear fired tear gas at protestors who threw rocks and burnt tyres in Conakry on Thursday,…
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Thursday slapped units of Bank of Nova Scotia and HSBC Holdings with civil penalties for widespread recordkeeping violations through employees’ use of personal devices and apps for work communications. HSBC Securities Inc and Scotia Capital, registered brokers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have agreed…
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -Google announced a flurry of artificial intelligence products – but users might need AI just to understand them all. The Alphabet Inc unit on Wednesday demonstrated or referenced at least 15 different AI products and features ranging from software solely for creating smartphone wallpaper to another for organizing personal files to…
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Climate change does not pose such “significantly unique or material” financial stability risks that the Federal Reserve should treat it separately in its supervision of the financial system, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday in a detailed rebuttal of demands for climate initiatives by the U.S. central bank. “Climate…
