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PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to appear in court on Monday to appeal a conviction for criminal conspiracy over attempts to procure campaign funds from Libya, for which he received a five-year jail sentence last year. It made Sarkozy the first post-war president of France to be imprisoned – …
By Paul Sandle and Marissa Davison LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media. They know it can feed them a diet of “brain rot” content that keeps them glued to their phones while making money for big tech. Yet it is central to their …
By Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, March 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations that have sought its expertise as they defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent specialists to the region. Zelenskiy told reporters that three teams were sent to …
FRANKFURT/MILAN, March 16 (Reuters) – Italian bank UniCredit said on Monday it was launching an offer to own more than 30% of Commerzbank, crossing the mandatory takeover threshold existing under German law. UniCredit said it did not expect to reach control of the German peer of which it owns 26% in equity and another 4% …
NEW YORK (AP) — You know Mandy Moore’s A-list choreography — from Taylor Swift’s monumental “Eras Tour” to the Oscars, where her show-defining work includes Ryan Gosling’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” in 2024 and last year’s “Wicked”-ly energetic opening. At this year’s Academy Awards, her goal was “to come out big again,” she told …
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of critical medicines to the Gulf, imperilling supply routes for cancer drugs and other treatments that require refrigeration and forcing companies to reroute flights and find overland access into the region, industry executives said. The conflict, sparked by U.S. and Israeli …
ALMATY, March 16 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan voted 87.15% in favour of adopting a new constitution, the Central Election Commission said on Monday. Voter turnout for the referendum stood at 73.12%, the commission said. The new constitution streamlines the country’s Parliament and recreates the office of vice president, which was abolished in 1996. It gives the …
MIAMI (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched with poise through pressure, dispatching a series of stars on a night of great stakes in a sold-out stadium with millions watching on TV. This was the type of game he never sees with the Pittsburgh Pirates and he may not experience on a regular basis until 2030. Skenes …
MANILA, March 16 (Reuters) – The Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday it rejected Beijing’s assertion of jurisdiction over the entire South China Sea, asserting what it called Manila’s “indivisible, incontrovertible and longstanding sovereignty” over Scarborough Shoal and Thitu Island. “China must be reminded that maritime and territorial claims are subject to established international legal …
DAKAR, March 16 (Reuters) – Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilization tactics with a U.S.-based “pro-family” group that calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists in both countries told Reuters. The U.S. group MassResistance, known for its work at home pushing legislation against same-sex marriage and denouncing “the transgender …