Exclusive – EU tweaks draft patent rules making it easier for patent holders to sue
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has tweaked draft patent rules to make it easier for…
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Sudan factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire as foreigners are evacuated
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Tuesday, while…
Britain to take on Big Tech with new legal powers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it would introduce a new law to rein in the power that big…
Roma pilgrims seek just ‘one glimpse’ of Pope Francis at Hungary Mass
By Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) – When Pope Francis visited Hungary two years ago, Roma pilgrim Csaba Kovesi, accompanied by…
At UN, Russia’s Lavrov warns world at ‘dangerous threshold’
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the risk of conflict between global…
Climate activists spray protests on U.S. bank offices on eve of annual meetings
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) -Climate protesters spray painted graffiti on Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp. offices…
In letter to Putin, UN chief proposes way forward on Ukraine Black Sea grain deal
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a “way forward…
U.S. stocks end mixed, Treasury yields dip with earnings, data on tap
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street shuffled to a mixed close on Monday, with interest rate-sensitive momentum…
UBS hires Barclays executives to beef up investment banking in U.S
(Reuters) – UBS Group said on Monday it had hired three executives from Barclays Plc in a big push to…
Dollar slides as rate cuts priced in; yen falls ahead of BOJ meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a more than one-week low against major currencies on…