(Reuters) – Twitter Inc is gradually making the edit button available for its paid subscribers in the United States, the social media company said on Thursday, days after launching the widely requested feature in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Twit…
Eutelsat accuses Iran of jamming its satellites
PARIS (Reuters) -Eutelsat alleged on Thursday that Iran had jammed two of its satellites since Sept 26, adding that it had asked the relevant authorities to stop the interference immediately. Paris-based Eutelsat also said in a statement that it had re…
Gas output at Italy’s Adriatic LNG terminal disrupted
MILAN (Reuters) – Planned gas production by Italy’s Adriatic LNG terminal operator could be reduced because of an unscheduled outage on Thursday, Italian energy group Edison said in a message posted on Italy’s specialist GME platform. The Adriatic LNG …
France lambasts Iran after spying ‘confession’ aired
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI (Reuters) -France lashed out at Iran for “dictatorial practices” and taking two of its citizens hostage after a video aired on Thursday in which they appeared to confess to spying, amid weeks of unrest that Tehran …
Ukraine’s president nominates new central bank chief
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked parliament to approve banker Andriy Pyshnyi, who has helped advise the government on implementing sanctions against Russia, as new central bank chief. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the first deputy …
France’s Ernaux, who long scrutinised self, wins Nobel literature prize
By Justyna Pawlak, Simon Johnson and Elizabeth Pineau STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) -French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “the courage and clinical acuity” in her largely autobiographical books examining persona…
Oil prices continue rise on cuts to OPEC+ production targets
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday, holding at three-week highs after OPEC+ agreed to tighten global crude supply with a deal to cut production targets by 2 million barrels per day (bpd), the largest reduction since 2020. …
‘Almost a luxury’: EU coffee prices up 16.9% in August
(Reuters) -Starting the day with a cup of coffee has become more expensive, the European Union’s statistics office said on Thursday, highlighting a jump in the price of the staple along with those of sugar and milk. “Recent price rises might make this …
Court orders Dutch state to bring asylum centers up to EU standard
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Thursday ordered the government to bring conditions in Dutch emergency asylum centers up to European Union standards and said vulnerable refugees should no longer be housed there. (Reporting by Stephanie van den B…
Euro zone retail sales fall as expected in August
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone retail sales fell in August, data showed on Thursday, pointing to a weakness in consumer demand and underlining expectations of an approaching recession. The European Union’s statistics office Eurostat said retail sales i…