Bus full of children set alight by angry driver in Italy

[ad_1] MILAN, March 20 (Reuters) – A bus full of school children was set on fire by its driver in the outskirts of Milan on Wednesday in an apparent protest…

U.S., allies urge Facebook for backdoor to encryption as they fight child abuse

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have called on Facebook Inc to not go ahead with end-to-end encryption across its messaging services unless law…

Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump

[ad_1] By Crispian Balmer, Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government, desperate to stave off a likely recession, played down on Thursday the gravity of an outbreak of coronavirus, the…

Boy who racially abused Palace’s Zaha ‘extremely remorseful’

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Premier League – Crystal Palace v Southampton – Selhurst Park, London, Britain – September 12, 2020 Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha in action Pool via…

U.S. Treasury chief says TikTok cannot continue in present form

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that Chinese-owned short video app TikTok cannot continue in its present form collecting data on Americans on a…

Sweden says no need for face masks as COVID-19 deaths top 7,000

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Nursing staff shows a new quick test kit for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Skane University Hospital in Lund, Sweden November 12, 2020. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson…

Switzerland recommends firms pursue Iran ties despite U.S. sanctions

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Swiss President Alain Berset and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani deliver a statement after a two day visit in Bern, Switzerland, July 3, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo GENEVA…

Economic uncertainty, profit-taking weigh on China shares; HK slumps on lockdown

[ad_1] * SSEC -1.1%, CSI300 -1.2%, HSI -1.7% * China premier warns of ‘hard battle’ still ahead on economy * Hong Kong to tighten social distancing measures after jump in…

Annie Lennox and Denmark’s Princess Mary call for men to join women’s campaign

[ad_1] By Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation COPENHAGEN(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Singer Annie Lennox and Denmark’s Princess Mary called on Monday for men to join the fight for women’s equality…

Swiss won’t help bring jihadist fighters home

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will not help bring home adult citizens who joined up with jihadist fighters in Syria and Iraq, the government said on Friday, insisting national security…