WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has frequently referred to the current state of global politics as an “inflection point” – a moment, he says, when people need to choose between democratic systems of government and dictatorships, or find…
Italy’s Intesa to sell 654 million euro stake in payments group Nexi
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo said on Monday it was selling its entire 5.1% stake in Nexi, in an effort to cash in on a recent rally in shares of the payments group. Intesa agreed to a 25-year partnership as part of the Itali…
Britain to withdraw troops from Mali peacekeeping force
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will pull out its 300 troops from a U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali following similar withdrawals this year by other Western nations, a government minister said on Monday. The early withdrawal comes after France and its milita…
Italy outlaws facial recognition tech, except to fight crime
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy prohibited the use of facial recognition and ‘smart glasses’ on Monday as its Data Protection Agency issued a rebuke to two municipalities experimenting with the technologies. Facial recognition systems using biometric data will…
G20 Summit: What you need to know now
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had blunt talks over an array of issues, including Taiwan and North Korea, that have contributed to the worst U.S.-Chinese ties in decades…
CIA boss talks nuclear weapons and prisoners with Putin’s spy chief
By Guy Faulconbridge and Humeyra Pamuk LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns was expected to caution President Vladimir Putin’s spy chief at talks on Monday about the consequences of any use of nuclear wea…
Egyptian-British hunger striker’s family receive ‘proof of life’ letter
CAIRO (Reuters) – The sister of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Monday the family had received a letter from prison that served as “proof of life” from the hunger striker, who said he had resumed drinking water. Abd el-Fattah, who …
EU should punish Iranians aiding Russia, Sweden says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should punish any Iranians it can establish have provided drones or missiles to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, over and above the sanctions imposed for Tehran’s crackdown on protesters, Sweden said on…
AMD launches data center CPU ‘Genoa’, taps Google, Microsoft as customers (Nov. 10)
(This Nov. 10 story has been refiled to correct Oracle’s inactive stock symbol in the first paragraph) By Jane Lanhee Lee and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc launched its latest data center chip on Thursday and said Microsoft Corp’s …
Europe’s STOXX 600 ekes out gains in a start to data-heavy week; Roche slides
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Devik Jain (Reuters) -European shares closed higher on Monday driven by positive updates from companies including Germany’s Infineon and Britain’s Informa, while investors positioned themselves for a slew of data including infla…