UN votes to ask world court to rule on national climate obligations

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution asking the world’s top court to define the obligations of states to…

SocGen says it has pulled out of Texas LNG project

[ad_1] PARIS, March 28 (Reuters) – Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) pulled out of Texas-based energy company NextDecade’s (NEXT.O) Rio Grande Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project last year, the French bank disclosed…

Violent protests over police abuses continue in Tunisian capital

[ad_1] TUNIS, June 12 (Reuters) – Violent protests erupted in the streets of Tunisia’s capital again on Saturday night, adding to the pressure on Prime Minister’s Hichem Mechichi’s government to…

France to ban TikTok on work phones of civil servants -minister

[ad_1] PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) – France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on…

Ex-Commerzbank banker wins $370,000 in sex discrimination claim

[ad_1] Senior banker wins award after near seven-year battle Employment tribunal says she had a 60% chance of promotion Commerzbank in early stages of appeal LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) –…

Forty US senators join push for tougher stance over China’s treatment of Hong Kong

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – Forty of the 100 U.S. senators co-sponsored a resolution on Wednesday urging a strong U.S. government response to any Chinese efforts to clamp down…

Meta to end news access for Canadians if Online News Act becomes law

[ad_1] March 11 (Reuters) – Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country’s Online…

Canada parliament questions Google execs over news-blocking test

[ad_1] OTTAWA, March 10 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) will stop blocking news articles from some Canadian users’ search results on March 16, a company executive told a Canadian…