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Mother and three sons in custody over US embassy bomb in Norway
OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) - Three brothers and their mother have been remanded in police custody for up to four weeks on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Oslo last week, a Norwegian court said in a ruling on Friday.The U.S. embassy was hit by an explosion on Sunday and p...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
US opens new unfair trade practices probes of 60 countries over forced labor
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office said late on Thursday it had begun a second set of Section 301 unfair trade practices probes of 60 economies in relation to what it called failures to take action on forced labor.President Donald Trump&#...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Pentagon elevates investigation into Iran school strike
Iran has said 168 children were killed in strikeInvestigation could lead to disciplinary action, involves sworn statementsTrump initially blamed Iran, now says he is open to investigation resultsBy Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it ha...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Italy to meet Pirelli and its investors over Chinese control spat, sources say
MILAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Italian government officials will meet on Monday with representatives from Pirelli PIRC.MI and its two main investors as part of efforts to address a spat over Chinese influence on the tyremaker, two sources said.Pirelli's two largest shareholders, Chinese state-owned...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Erdogan says Turkey will not get dragged into Iran war after Iranian missile incidents
ANKARA, March 13 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey would not get dragged into the war between Iran, Israel and the United States, but that it was prepared for all threats after a third Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey was intercepted."During this proce...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Europe takes first step to banning AI-generated child sexual abuse images
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 13 (Reuters) - Europe on Friday took the first step towards outlawing artificial intelligence practices which generate child sexual abuse material after EU governments proposed to add this provision to the bloc's landmark AI rules adopted two years ago.Governme...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Starbucks may be neglecting labor dispute risks, shareholder proxy firms warn
ISS and Glass Lewis warn of labor dispute risksStarbucks dissolves labor oversight committee, three years after creating it amid shareholder pressureUnion representation at 6% of US Starbucks stores, company saysBy Waylon Cunningham NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) - Starbucks SBUX.O may be neglectin...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Congressional Republicans echo anti-Muslim rhetoric as Islamophobic incidents rise
Republicans criticized for anti-Muslim rhetoric, targeting MamdaniSchumer condemns Tuberville's comments as 'mindless hate'CAIR study shows record high Islamophobic incidents in 2025By David Hood-Nuño WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Some Republicans in Congress have drawn criticism ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Lebanon's offer for direct talks with Israel falls on deaf ears, sources say
Lebanese president says no answer to negotiations offerIsrael says cannot talk to Lebanon 'while rockets flying'US tells Lebanon window for action closed, Lebanese official saysBy Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel has rebuffed a historic offer of direct talks from Lebanon, ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
South Carolina reports three new measles cases, outbreak total rises to 996
March 13 (Reuters) - South Carolina health officials reported three new measles cases on Friday, pushing the total number of infections linked to the outbreak to 996, the state health department said.Officials have warned that the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine upt...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
India to scrap bids for majority stake in IDBI Bank, source says
March 13 (Reuters) - India will shelve the bids it received for a majority stake sale in IDBI Bank IDBI.NS, as the offers received were below the government's minimum price expectation, a government source told Reuters.The Indian government and state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India LIF...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Panama hopes China's COSCO will resume operations at Balboa port, minister says
PANAMA CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Panama's government hopes China's COSCO Shipping 601919.SS will reconsider its decision not to use the Balboa port at the entrance of the Panama Canal, the country's minister for canal affairs, Jose Ramon Icaza, said on Friday. Earlier this week, local n...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Boeing repairing 25 737 MAX jets with wiring damage
Boeing repairing wiring damage to about 25 737 MAX jets, sources sayDamage caused by Boeing, source saysDamage expected to reduce March 737 MAX deliveriesBy Dan Catchpole and David Shepardson SEATTLE, March 13 (Reuters) - Boeing BA.N is repairing as many as 25 undelivered 737 MAX jets with wiring...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Lawyers beat fee challenge in 'flushable wipes' class action
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge in New York agreed to grant $3.16 million in legal fees for lawyers who sued Kimberly‑Clark (KMB.O) over the labeling of its “flushable” wipes, dismissing objections that the attorneys would earn more than the consumers they repre...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Motor racing-Bahrain and Saudi F1 races set to be cancelled
Middle East conflict has made race cancellations inevitableBahrain and Saudi races unlikely to be rescheduledWEC's Qatar round rescheduled for October By Alan Baldwin LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Next month's Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Formula One Grands Prix are set to be cancelled over t...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
India reduces minimum public share float, paving way for NSE, Jio listings
March 13 (Reuters) - India has reduced the proportion of shares large companies must sell when listing on the stock exchange, paving the way for initial public offerings by the National Stock Exchange and Reliance Jio.The regulator last year proposed to halve the minimum amount of shares large compa...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
Spacex Discusses Dividing IPO Roles Among Many Investment Banks - The Information
March 13 (Reuters) - SPACEX DISCUSSES DIVIDING IPO ROLES AMONG MANY INVESTMENT BANKS - THE INFORMATIONSPACEX CONSIDERED HAVING MORGAN STANLEY AND GOLDMAN SACHS FOCUSING ON ALLOCATING SHARES TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS- THE INFORMATIONSPACEX CONSIDERED BANK OF AMERICA AND CITI OVERSEE SELLING SHARES T...Reuters
Fri, Mar 13
