HONG KONG, March 21 (Reuters) – Screening of British slasher film “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey”, which was due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cancelled, its distributor said on Tuesday without giving a reason. VII Pillars Entertainment said on their Facebook page that it was with “great regret” that … Read more
March 21 (Reuters) – As crisis grips the traditional world of stocks and bonds, bitcoin is suddenly looking like a safe haven. The infamously volatile cryptocurrency looks positively buoyant, much like a banking meltdown pushes markets into the arms of a recession. Bitcoin is up 21% this month, while a choppy S&P 500 lost 1.4% … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Hard-line Republicans in the House of Representatives vowed on Monday to oppose any universal federal guarantee on bank deposits above the current limit of $250,000, throwing a major hurdle to a key tool regulators could deploy if banks rush again. as financial confidence falters. The Republican House Freedom Caucus said … Read more
JERUSALEM, March 20 (Reuters) – An Israeli minister responsible for administering the occupied West Bank was sentenced on Monday after saying there was no Palestinian history or culture and there was no no Palestinian people. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also angered neighboring Jordan for speaking at a podium covered in what appeared to be a … Read more
March 20 (Reuters) – New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta will travel to China on Tuesday to meet her counterpart Qin Gang in the first such visit by a New Zealand minister since 2019. Mahuta said she would raise New Zealand’s concerns over key security challenges when meeting with Qin Gang in Beijing, such as … Read more
PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) – Paris police clashed with protesters for a third night on Saturday as thousands marched across the country amid anger at the government pushing for an increase in the retirement age without a parliamentary vote. The growing unrest and strikes have left President Emmanuel Macron facing the most serious challenge to … Read more
CNN — A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs and one death. Global Pharma Healthcare’s artificial tear lubricating eye drops, distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma, were first recalled in early February. In an … Read more
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron faced a second straight day of violent protests as opposition lawmakers called for no-confidence votes early next week aimed at toppling his government and killing his redesign of the French pension system. A group of centrist lawmakers opposed to Mr Macron tabled a motion of no confidence on Friday with the … Read more
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organization and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The WHO said the Burundian government had declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency, after cases were confirmed in … Read more
AMSTERDAM, March 17 (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for the war crime of unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine . Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces committed atrocities during its year-long invasion of its neighbor. ICC … Read more