Reuters

The European Commission will propose three laws targeting health and environment-damaging air and water pollution.

The measures published in two consultation papers on Wednesday include not allowing businesses to lend out cryptocurrencies owned by retail customers, and to ensure customer assets are segregated from their own assets.

Under Xi's decade in power, China has undergone profound change, both domestically and within the global context.

The July-September net profit rose to 910 million crowns ($87.57 million) from a year-ago profit of 169 million, Norwegian said.

The government said in its budget announcement on Tuesday it would introduce legislation to enshrine the treatment of digital currencies such as Bitcoin as an asset.

The government of the Pacific island nation has undertaken several externally financed infrastructure projects including transport and sporting facilities for the 2023 Pacific Games, renewable energy, telecommunications, water, and health.

If investors are warming to Wall Street, however fleeting that rapprochement may turn out to be, they could not be giving Chinese markets a colder shoulder.

The reality, according to internal Twitter research seen by Reuters, goes far beyond the handful of examples of celebrities ghosting their own accounts.

The proposals offer a potential way to revive stalled political dialogue in Venezuela, and come as more Venezuelans try to reach the United States, creating clashes among U.S. politicians over immigration.

White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Biden and his team would take their time in assessing what consequences Saudi Arabia should face for an Oct. 12 decision by Saudi-led OPEC+ to cut oil output.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for December were down 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $84.84, reversing the previous session's gain.

The region's capital city and river port Kherson, which had a pre-war population of about 280,000, is the largest urban centre Russia still holds since capturing it early in the invasion of Ukraine eight months ago.

One bright spot is that most major economies already in a recession or heading into one are starting with relatively low unemployment compared with previous downturns.

Pope Francis presided at the ceremonial closing at Rome's Colosseum of a three-day conference organised by Italy's Sant' Egidio Community, a worldwide peace and charity group.

All three major U.S. stock indexes advanced for the third straight session, with market-leading megacaps providing the most upside muscle.

At around 0750 GMT, outage reporting site Downdetector had shown over 68,000 users had reported problems with the app in the United Kingdom. Problems were reported by 19,000 people in Singapore and 15,000 people in South Africa, as well.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said Google used its "dominant position" to force app developers to use its in-app payment system, noting the sale of in-app digital goods is a key means for developers to monetize their work.

Raisi, an outspoken champion of Iran's system of clerical rule, is widely seen by ordinary Iranians, foreign experts and clerical insiders as a contender to succeed Khamenei, even though he has not publicly declared that ambition.

The talks, mediated by the African Union, begin as the government has been making significant gains on the battlefield, capturing several large towns in Tigray over the past week.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Chicago, came days after a study from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Safety (NIEHS) finding that hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of uterine cancer among frequent users.

German chemicals maker Covestro lowered its 2022 earnings guidance for the third time this year, blaming gas and raw material prices.

A wave of new government spending by President Jair Bolsonaro may be giving him a boost in the final stretch of a close reelection campaign, opinion polling shows, in a dangerous precedent for electoral law, according to legal experts.

The EU wants to modernise payments so that money can be transferred from one account to another in seconds, at any time of the day or night, compared with existing card payments and direct deposits.

The Swiss-American maker of keyboards, mice and headsets was the biggest gainer among European tech stocks, up 5.7% in early trade.

Shares fell by as much as 3% and were down by about 2.4% at 0951 GMT, making the stock the second-worst performer in the France's blue-chip index CAC 40.

The buyer will be responsible for re-branding the restaurants and retaining existing employees.

Shipping giant Cosco made a bid last year to take a 35% stake in one of logistics firm HHLA's three terminals in Germany's largest port, but the German coalition has been divided over whether to let the deal go ahead.

Meloni stressed that the new government would continue the policy of former Prime Minister Mario Draghi in backing Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

With Xi increasingly focused on security and self-sufficiency, many China-watchers expect more of the aggressive diplomacy that has alienated Beijing from the West