EUROPE

Adidas opposes Black Lives Matter’s three-stripe design

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March 29 (Reuters) – Sportswear maker Adidas AG ( ADSGn.DE ) reversed course on Wednesday, 48 hours after asking the U.S. Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives Matter application for a trademark featuring three parallel stripes. “Adidas will withdraw its opposition to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’s trademark application as soon as … Read more

Russian forces make no progress in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Ukraine

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The claims of Russian officials are advancing in the eastern cities The UN nuclear chief will visit the Zaporizhzhia plant on Wednesday Russia’s participation in the Olympics controversial March 29 (Reuters) – Russian forces are relentless in their efforts to recapture the bombed eastern Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Avdiivka but have made no progress, … Read more

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon to Be Deposed in Epstein Case, Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Says

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March 28 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co ( JPM.N ) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon will be questioned under oath over the bank’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender and former client, a lawyer involved in the trial said. Tuesday. The settlement is expected in early May, according to Brad Edwards, a … Read more

Belarus announces that it will host Russian nuclear weapons to oppose NATO

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Belarus justifies its decision to host Russian nuclear weapons Says it needs to beef up its own security Blames West for years of pressure to change the government Says the move does not violate nuclear non-proliferation rules LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Belarus confirmed on Tuesday that it hosts Russian tactical nuclear weapons, saying the … Read more

Clashes as French protesters demonstrate against Macron’s pension law

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The government rejected the trade unions’ demand to suspend the bill Protesters are angry about the bill and Macron Traffic hubs, the energy sector are affected by strikes PARIS/NANTES, France, March 28 (Reuters) – Groups dressed in black set trash cans on fire and threw bullets at police in Paris who responded with tear gas … Read more

Two killed in knife attack in central Lisbon’s Ismaili

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LISBON, March 28 (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and one wounded in a knife attack at an Ismaili center in Lisbon on Tuesday, Portuguese police and a Muslim community leader said. Police shot the assailant when he refused to put down his weapon and approached them with a large knife. He was … Read more

Britain raises internal threat level in Northern Ireland to ‘severe’

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The level changed due to the attacks on police officers Northern Ireland is to host the 25th anniversary of the peace agreement The level was lowered to ten for the first time last year LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s intelligence agency MI5 has raised the threat level in Northern Ireland from domestic terrorism to … Read more

EU countries agree to phase out cars that cause carbon dioxide emissions in 2035

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BRUSSELS, March 28 (Reuters) – European Union countries on Tuesday finally approved a landmark law to end sales of new carbon dioxide-emitting cars in 2035 after Germany won an exemption for cars running on e-fuels. Approval by EU energy ministers means Europe’s most important climate policy for cars can now come into force – after … Read more

US regulator to sue leading crypto exchange Binance CEO for ‘deliberate circumvention’

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The CFTC accuses Binance of “intentionally circumventing” federal law. Binance’s compliance was “ineffective” under CEO – CFTC The CFTC is referring to a practice reported by Reuters last year March 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Monday sued the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng … Read more

Nestle investigates banking relationships after Credit Suisse collapse

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ZURICH, March 28 (Reuters) – Nestle ( NESN.S ) is reviewing its banking relationships following UBS’s ( UBSG.S ) planned takeover of Credit Suisse ( CSGN.S ), the food group’s Chief Executive Mark Schneider said on Tuesday. The world’s largest food group was a client of Credit Suisse, Schneider told TeleZuer in an interview aired … Read more