By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump aims to prevent conflict with China over Taiwan and the South China Sea by building up U.S. and allies’ military power, according to a new U.S. strategy document. The Trump administration laid out its approach to one of the world’s most sensitive diplomatic issues…
NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Twelve former U.S. FDA commissioners said on Wednesday they were deeply concerned about proposed changes to vaccine regulation by the agency’s chief scientific officer and the details of his assertion that the COVID-19 vaccine killed 10 children. The commissioners were responding to an email sent last week by Vinay…
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Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s reference price was set at 12.80 euros ($14.89) per share for its stock market debut on Monday, Euronext said in a notice on Friday. Magnum’s long-awaited spinoff from consumer goods conglomerate Unilever was delayed by a month by the U.S. government shutdown and will see the…
Dec 5 (Reuters) – Meta has struck several commercial AI data agreements with news publishers including USA Today, People Inc, CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Le Monde, the company said on Friday. The tie-ups will allow the Facebook-parent to provide “real-time” news and updates through its artificial intelligence chatbot by linking…
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Apple and Google have sent a new round of cyber threat notifications to users around the world, the companies said this week, announcing their latest effort to insulate customers against surveillance threats. Apple and the Alphabet-owned Google are two of several tech companies that regularly issue warnings to users when…
By Max Hunder HOSHCHA, Ukraine, Dec 4 (Reuters) – While many Ukrainian hospitals are struggling to cope with the endless influx of wounded, a maternity ward in the western town of Hoshcha lies eerily deserted. The hospital in Hoshcha has recorded just 139 births so far this year, down from 164 in 2024, and a…
By Milana Vinn Dec 4 (Reuters) – Netflix is in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s film and television studios along with its streaming assets after offering $28 per share, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The parent of HBO, which has been exploring strategic options, received a second round of…
BELGRADE, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Serbia’s parliament on Wednesday adopted the country’s 2026 budget, setting a fiscal deficit of 337 billion dinars ($3.35 billion), or 3% of gross domestic product. The budget sets total revenues at 2,414.7 billion dinars and expenditure at 2,751.7 billion dinars. It also allocates 164 billion dinars Serbia could use for…
By Suban Abdulla LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Growth among Britain’s services firms declined last month and employment contracted the most since February in the run-up to the government’s budget, according to a survey on Wednesday that also showed the first drop in new orders in four months. The S&P Global UK Services Purchasing Managers’…
