BENGALURU (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc is launching “Communities on WhatsApp” and three new features such as in-chat polls, 32-person video calling and groups with up to 1,024 users, the social media giant’s top boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday….
Erdogan says he could discuss charge for Twitter blue check with Elon Musk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he may negotiate with Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk to avoid paying the monthly $8 charge for the “verified” badge. After buying Twitter for $44 billion last week, Musk said the company will cha…
Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter jobs – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Elon Musk plans to cut about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc or half of the company’s workforce in a bid to cut costs, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Twitter’s new owner will inform the staff affecte…
Worries over Germany’s China dependency overshadow Scholz trip
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an inaugural visit to China on Friday that will be closely watched for clues on how serious Germany is about reducing its economic reliance on Asia’s rising superpower and…
COP 27- U.S. House Republicans to press need for minerals at climate talks
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. representatives heading to U.N. climate talks in Egypt plan to discuss developing critical minerals used in everything from nuclear energy and electricity transmission to batteries for electric …
U.S. announces takedown of massive catalytic converter theft ring
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Wednesday said they have taken down a nationwide ring to steal thousands of catalytic converters from cars and trucks, charging 21 people and seizing millions of dollars in assets. Various defendants …
Kyiv wary as Russian official signals new retreat in southern Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian-installed occupation official in southern Ukraine said on Thursday Moscow was likely to pull its troops from the west bank of the Dnipro River, signalling a huge retreat that, if confirmed, …
Reaction to the agreement for a cessation of hostilities in Tigray
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities, a surprise diplomatic breakthrough after nearly two years of war. Following are reactions to the agreement. OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, HEAD O…
Bosnian Serb opposition protests against ‘stolen’ election results
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Serb opposition parties protested on Wednesday against the results of last month’s presidential vote in Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic, accusing the state election commission of turning a blind eye to evidence that the…
Trump settles lawsuit over alleged assaults at Trump Tower protest
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump and his namesake company have settled a lawsuit by protesters who said his security guards violently attacked them while they were demonstrating outside Trump Tower in September 2015 over his statem…