By Laurie Chen, Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Turnout is likely to be low for Hong Kong’s “patriots only” legislative election on Sunday with subdued campaigning as the population reels from the city’s deadliest blaze in decades, which has killed 159 people. Volunteers tentatively handed out flyers and hung…
Dec 5 (Reuters) – Meta is delaying the release of its Phoenix mixed-reality glasses until 2027, aiming to get the details right, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal memo. The delay from an initially planned release in the second half of 2026 is because the company wants a fully polished device, the report…
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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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’…
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Rwanda’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he hoped an accord set to be signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and the presidents of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday would be a step toward peace, even after accusing Congo’s army of violating earlier peace deals…
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Germany’s manufacturing sector experienced a marked deterioration in business conditions in November, as new orders fell at the fastest rate in ten months, a business survey showed on Monday. The HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI compiled by S&P Global fell to 48.2 in November from 49.6 in October,…
