Meta’s announcement nearly eight months ago that it would no longer do commercial deals under the News Media Bargaining Code has led to much speculation as to how the government would respond. The code became…
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By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Just three or four city blocks in all of Central Havana remained without electricity on Monday evening – an island of darkness in the Cuban capital’s sea of flashing…
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Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and storms as part of the normal cycle of life. The Taino of the Greater Antilles and the Kalinago, or Caribs, of…
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A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet’s neighbourhood. The…
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By Yuka Obayashi and Siyi Liu TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Tuesday as the top U.S. diplomat renewed efforts to push for a ceasefire in the Middle East and as slowing demand growth in…
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Lagos is Nigeria’s economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country. Lagos slums are characterised by high levels of poverty – the state of not having enough resources to meet…
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As investment in generative AI continues to grow globally, New Zealand’s government has been implementing its use across the public sector and encouraging businesses to embrace the technology’s potential. But the environmental, social and governance…
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By Dave Sherwood and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to parts of the capital Havana on Monday following a fourth major grid failure in 48 hours, while…
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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe devalued the ZiG by 43% on 27 September 2024. This weakened the official exchange rate from 13.9 ZiG per US dollar to 24.4 ZiG per US dollar. The ZiG (Zimbabwe…
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By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up in Asian trading on Monday, following a more than 7% drop last week on worries about demand in China, the world’s top oil importer, and an…
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