ANKARA, March 30 (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament on Thursday approved a bill to allow Finland to join NATO, paving the way for the country to become part of the Western defense alliance as the war continues raging in Ukraine. Turkey’s parliament was the last of the alliance’s 30 members to ratify Finland’s membership after … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The Biden administration has urged banking authorities to tighten regulation of medium-sized banks, which it said could be implemented without support from a divided Congress. Banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion in assets should hold more liquid assets, increase their capital, undergo regular stress tests and write “living … Read more
March 30 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Thursday persuaded a US appeals court to uphold a patent tribunal ruling that could jeopardize a $502 million judgment for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in its long-running battle of the companies for privacy software technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a … Read more
NAIROBI, March 30 (Reuters) – New demonstrations organized on Thursday by opponents of Kenyan President William Ruto were again marked by violent clashes, as stone-throwing protesters battled police and a local office belonging to Ruto’s party was set on fire. Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s earlier outcry on Monday against the high cost of living and … Read more
NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – Indicted founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to fresh US charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws and bribe Chinese authorities. Bankman-Fried, 31, entered the plea for the new 13 count indictment at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan … Read more
March 30 (Reuters) – A Russian man sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting the military and whose daughter was taken from him has been detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, a lawyer said Thursday. Lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov said Alexei Moskalyov, 54, had been arrested in the capital Minsk, most likely as a … Read more
SANTIAGO, March 29 (Reuters) – Chile detected the first case of avian flu in a human, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. The case was discovered in a 53-year-old man who was showing severe flu symptoms, according to a statement from the ministry, but they noted the patient’s condition was stable. The government is also … Read more
30 March (Reuters) – As powerful new anti-obesity drugs hit the US market, medical associations are eager to advise their members on how best to use them for patients. That’s where the debate begins. Some specialists advocate the wide use of drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s (NOVOb.CO) Wegovy, in addition to a healthy diet and … Read more
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