By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s net neutrality rules that support an open internet would be undermined if EU regulators force tech giants Google, Meta and Netflix to shoulder some of the costs of its telecoms network, digital rights activ…
Automakers back U.S. restoring California emissions authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five automakers including Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co on Tuesday backed efforts by President Joe Biden’s administration to restore California’s ability to set its own strict tailpipe and zero-emission vehicle …
EU sets board quotas for women by mid-2026, lawmakers say
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union negotiators agreed late on Tuesday to the bloc’s first-ever quota for women on corporate boards, lawmakers said, a bid to boost representation and improve gender equality in the bloc of 450 milli…
Russia’s Sberbank says India, Belarus still discuss potash deal
(Reuters) – Russia’s Sberbank said on Tuesday Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) and Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) have been in discussions about settlement details of a potash sale deal and denied it was responsible for holding up the payments. IPL set up a ru…
UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking ‘complete control’
By Emma Farge and Dan Williams GENEVA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An independent commission of inquiry set up by the U.N. Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war said Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians want for a state, acc…
EU lawmakers split ahead of votes on more ambitious climate policies
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday on a raft of EU climate change policies to cut Europe’s emissions over the next decade, with the outcome of the votes still uncertain as lawmakers are split over whether…
VW’s CUPRA to launch three electric models by 2025
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s Spanish brand CUPRA will launch three electric models by 2025, including what would be its first fully electric vehicle to be made in Spain, CUPRA said on Tuesday. Volkswagen delivered 452,000 all-electri…
Brazil police open criminal probe into missing British journalist, officer says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police have opened a criminal probe and interviewed at least four witnesses believed to be among the last to have seen a British journalist and an indigenous expert who went missing in a remote and lawless part of t…
Oil steady as economic worries offset tightening of supplies
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices were steady in a seesaw session on Tuesday as worries about economic growth offset supply concerns and the prospect of higher demand as China relaxes lockdowns set to control the coronavirus pandemic. B…
France lifts poultry farming curbs as bird flu crisis fades
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s farm ministry said on Tuesday it would remove bird flu-related restrictions on poultry farming across the country, citing a halt in outbreaks after the worst-ever crisis of the highly contagious virus led to the culling of 16…