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Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest

The minority centre-right government says the proposed changes - amending more than 100 labour-code articles - aim to boost productivity and spur economic growth International...

Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool

The three-year partnership announced on Thursday is a pivotal step in Hollywood's embrace of generative artificial intelligence International News via Reuters: Walt Disney is investing $1...

Thailand and Cambodia keep fighting across contested border ahead of expected Trump calls

On Wednesday, clashes at more than a dozen locations along the 817-km (508-mile) Thai-Cambodian border saw some of the most intense fighting since a...

Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds

A day after the law took effect with bipartisan support from the major political parties, the country's social media feeds were flooded with comments...

Thousands rally again in Bulgaria to demand government’s resignation

The protests in the capital Sofia and dozens of other towns and cities across the Black Sea nation are the latest in a series...

Dollar choppy as risk-off mood, dovish Fed unsettle markets

Investors dumped risk assets like stocks and cryptocurrencies after disappointing earnings from U.S. cloud computing giant Oracle reignited fears that surging AI infrastructure costs...

Many UK firms say volatile pound triggered losses in 2025, need to hedge grows

The report surveyed over 250 chief financial officers and treasurers at UK companies in October about their hedging plans and costs International News via Reuters: Nearly...

First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific

More than one-third of Tuvalu's 11,000 population applied for a climate visa to migrate to Australia, under a deal struck between the two countries...

Vietnam urges factories to cut output as Hanoi chokes on smog

Vietnam's Ministry of Health earlier this week urged power, steel and chemical plants to cut output when the air quality index exceeds 200 International News...

ECB proposes simpler bank capital rules

Banks have long complained the supervision has become onerous and others, particularly the United States, are now pushing to cut regulation and soften capital...

Tobacco industry links with EU officials underreported, campaigners say

The report, by anti-tobacco organisations STOP and Contre-Feu, identified at least eight meetings between tobacco industry representatives and EU officials that were not disclosed...

Switzerland says lower US tariffs to be applied retroactively from November 14

On November 14, the United States and Switzerland sealed a preliminary agreement under which Washington would cut the tariffs on Swiss goods International News via...
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