By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – The $787.5 million settlement that ended Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp also marks the end of a lucrative, two-year legal battle for the sprawling teams of highly-paid lawyers on both sides. At least 31 lawyers from nine different law firms worked on the case, court filings show….
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – From cannabis-infused flowers to edible weed gummies, marijuana companies are pulling out all the stops as they eye bumper sales on April 20 – a day referred to as “4/20” in weed culture. Industry insiders expect highest single-day sales ever for the cannabis sector on Thursday even as the industry…
(This April 13 story has been corrected to remove reference to criminalising identifying as LGBTQ, a provision dropped in the draft stage, in paragraph 3) KAMPALA (Reuters) – When Frank Mugisha came out two decades ago, being gay in Uganda could be lonely and uncomfortable, but it was rarely a matter of life and death….
ASHGABAT (Reuters) -Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurated a permanent embassy in the Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan on Thursday, establishing his country’s closest diplomatic presence to Iran, as Israel seeks to strengthen ties to its arch-foe’s neighbours. Although the countries established diplomatic relations 30 years ago, there had only been a temporary Israeli mission…
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a deal struck between Islamabad and Moscow, the country’s petroleum minister said, with one cargo to dock at the port of Karachi in May. Pakistan’s purchase gives Russia a new outlet, adding to Moscow’s growing sales to…
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s current rate tightening cycle may not be over as more hikes could be warranted to align inflation towards the central bank’s medium term target of 4%, minutes of this month’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting showed on Thursday. The MPC, comprising three members from the central bank and…
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian military has launched a video campaign to lure more professional soldiers to fight in Ukraine which challenges those interested to show they are “a real man” and swap what it casts as hum-drum civilian life for the battlefield. The ad, set to stirring music, follows a report…
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday it was time for the military alliance to offer his country membership and that Kyiv needed more weapons to fight Russia. Zelenskiy made his comments at a joint news conference after talks with Stoltenberg, who offered NATO’s solidarity…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean singer Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said on Thursday. “Members of Astro and fellow artists and staff at Fantagio are deeply saddened and shocked as we mourn him,” the label said in a statement. Mooonbin was…
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) – The co-head of the private equity firm that owns Dominion Voting Systems said the company’s $787.5 million settlement with Fox Corp held Fox accountable for spreading lies even if it did not apologize or admit wrongdoing. “We exposed the truth and we did create accountability…
