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Sometimes breaking the law is the ‘only moral’ choice: Snowden opens up to Ecuador’s ex-president Correa

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People need to differentiate between legality and morality, and recognize that sometimes doing the right thing means breaking the law, Edward Snowden told Ecuador’s former president Rafael Correa in a wide-ranging interview. The NSA whistleblower, vilified by Washington after... Read More

Chinese authorities share first PHOTOS of deadly CORONAVIRUS

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The first close-up images of the deadly coronavirus which has killed at least 26 people and infected some 830...

Joni Ernst calls out Democrats over aid to Ukraine: ‘Hypocrisy is on full display’

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Democrats’ claim that the Trump administration broke America’s promise to protect Ukraine from Russia by withholding military aid is just...

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Twitter demands AI company stops ‘collecting faces’

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Twitter has demanded an AI company stop taking images from its website. Clearview has already amassed more than three... Read More

Apple says losing Lightning port will create waste

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Apple says being forced to abandon the Lightning connector used on its iPhones would create an “unprecedented amount of... Read More

Sonos CEO says speakers will work “as long as possible”

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The boss of Sonos apologised on Thursday for a decision to prevent older speakers from receiving software updates. In... Read More

U.S. extradition battle over Huawei’s Meng ends first phase but Canada court fight continues

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VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The first phase of battle over whether Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou should be extradited... Read More

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks hold steady but virus anxiety lingers as millions travel for Lunar New Year break

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares steadied on Friday in holiday-thinned trade for the Lunar New Year, despite fears that... Read More

UPDATE 1-Altice Europe overhauls capital structure to manage debt

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(Adds savings target) PARIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Telecoms and cable group Altice Europe, which has been looking to... Read More

REFILE-DAVOS-Oil industry in Davos: torn between Greta and Trump

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(This January 23 story corrects to add attribution in paragraph 28) FILE PHOTO: Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg... Read More

Morning News Call – India, January 24

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Jan 24 (Reuters) - To access a PDF version of this newsletter, please click here here If you would... Read More

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Euro near seven-week lows before PMI data release

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LONDON (Reuters) – The euro held near seven-week lows on Friday after the European Central Bank struck a more dovish tone at Thursday’s meeting than some had expected. FILE PHOTO: Euro currency bills are pictured at the Croatian National... Read More

Bayer Shares up 2.3% on report about possible glyphosate settlement

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Shares in seeds and pesticides maker Bayer (BAYGn.DE) opened 2.3% higher on Friday, driven by a...

Bayer faces fourth U.S. Roundup cancer trial in Monsanto home court

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(Reuters) – Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) is set to face a fourth U.S. jury trial over allegations that its popular...

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American Dirt: Oprah book club pick suffers Latino backlash

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In an author’s note for hit new novel American Dirt, author Jeanine Cummins says she wished “someone slightly browner... Read More

How Top Gear overcame its ‘problem phase’

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Paddy McGuinness has spotted someone rather important in the audience at the premiere of Top Gear’s 28th series. “Sir... Read More

Annabella Sciorra says Harvey Weinstein brutally raped her

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US actress Annabella Sciorra has testified in Harvey Weinstein’s trial that the film producer pinioned and raped her at... Read More

Jessica Andrews wins Portico Prize for novel about female ‘poetry and power’

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A debut novel exploring the “poetry and power” of the female experience has won a literary award that rewards... Read More

Health

Employee Health Inertia a rising risk to businesses as employees reveal lack of action against long-term health worries

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Employee Health Inertia a rising risk to businesses as employees reveal lack of action against long-term health worries Navigation... Read More

Singapore ramps up virus fight, reviving memories of SARS pandemic

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Schools in Singapore asked parents to declare overseas holiday plans as authorities screened travelers at air,... Read More

China central bank raises limit on small bank payments amid virus outbreak

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FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in... Read More

China shuts down transport, temples as virus death toll rises to 25

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WUHAN, China (Reuters) – China stepped up measures to contain a virus which has killed 25 people and infected... Read More

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Global stocks steady as caution on China virus continues; euro hits seven-week low after ECB

TOKYO (Reuters) – Stocks made a barely positive start in early Asian trade on Friday after the world’s health body called it a little too early to declare a coronavirus outbreak a global emergency. FILE PHOTO: An investor uses his mobile phone in front of a stock quotation board at a brokerage offic [...]

U.S. to unveil crackdown on counterfeit, pirated e-commerce goods

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to unveil efforts on Friday to crack down on counterfeit and pirated goods sold on major e-commerce sites and urge companies to do more to vet third-party sellers and increase self-policing efforts. FILE PHOTO: White House trade adviser Peter Nav [...]

Euro near seven-week low after ECB; virus fears support yen

TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro hovered near a seven-week low against the dollar on Friday after the European Central Bank was seen as more dovish than expected, while anxiety over China’s coronavirus outbreak propped up the safe-haven yen. FILE PHOTO: Euro currency bills are pictured at the Croatian Nat [...]

More chaos on campus? Soros pumps $1bn into ‘global education network’ to fight ‘climate change & dictators’ like Trump, Xi & Modi

Billionaire George Soros has unveiled a new ambitious project: creating a global university network that would save the world from climate change and rescue democracy itself from ‘dictators’ like US President Donald Trump. The 89-year-old grey eminence of liberal globalism announced “the most import [...]

More student revolts to come? Soros pitches $1bn ‘education’ project to fight climate change & ‘dictators’ like Trump, Xi and Modi

New York Mets officially hire Luis Rojas as new manager

The Mets made it official, hiring Luis Rojas as their manager to replace Carlos Beltran. New York announced the move Thursday, a week after Beltran departed without managing a game. Rojas, who had been the Mets quality control coach, was given a multiyear contract. “I will work tirelessly to help th [...]

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times – Jan. 24

Jan 24 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines – SFO accuses UK nationals of corrupt payments in Unaoil trial on.ft.com/2RILH3H – Stumpf to pay $17.5m over Wells Fargo fake accounts [...]

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks steady as caution on China virus continues; euro hits 7-week low after ECB

UPDATE 4-Xerox nominates new HP board after buyout rebuffs

(Reuters) – Xerox Holdings Corp (XRX.N) said on Thursday it plans to nominate 11 independent candidates to HP Inc’s (HPQ.N) board, seeking to take control of the personal computer maker after several rejections of its $33.5 billion buyout offer. FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the logo for HP Inc. at [...]

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Orkuveita Reykjavíkur – Green Bond Offering Results

Today, January 23rd 2020 Orkuveita Reykjavikur (OR; Reykjavik Energy) concluded its closed green bond offering in the series OR020934 GB and OR0180255 GB. The bonds pay a fixed real-interest rate with a semiannual annuity amortization schedule and have a final maturity on September 2nd 2034 and Febr [...]

SAExploration Announces $42 Million of New Projects in Offshore West Africa, and Reduction in Debt of $14.5 Million

HOUSTON, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAEX, OTCQB: SXPLW) today announced two new projects in offshore West Africa. The projects are valued at approximately $42 million in the aggregate and are scheduled to occur primarily during the 2nd quarter of 2020 and [...]

TC Energy to issue fourth quarter and year-end results February 13

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — News Release — TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TC Energy) will hold a teleconference and webcast on Thursday, February 13, 2020 to discuss its fourth quarter and year-end 2019 financial results which will be released pre-market. Russ Girling [...]

Barristers Predict an Uncertain Future for the Bar

Barristers Predict an Uncertain Future for the Bar Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release New research by LexisNexis shows almost three-quarters of barristers are reporting growth in their practices; but further growth depends on the sector’s ability [...]

Nearly half of all British workers face money-related stress before payday

Nearly half of all British workers face money-related stress before payday Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release 46% of Britons suffer money-related stress in the week leading up to payday Credit cards, overdrafts and payday loans common fallbacks O [...]

RiskIQ expands leadership team with appointment of Christophe Culine as CRO to fuel next stage of growth

RiskIQ expands leadership team with appointment of Christophe Culine as CRO to fuel next stage of growth Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release January 14, 2020 — RiskIQ, the world leader in attack surface management, today announced the appointment [...]

U.S. extradition battle over Huawei’s Meng ends first phase but Canada court fight continues

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The first phase of battle over whether Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou should be extradited to the United States wrapped up on Thursday after four days, with lawyers for Meng challenging prosecution claims that her alleged actions are a crime in Canada. Huawei Chief [...]

Broadcom to supply wireless components to Apple

FILE PHOTO: A sign to the campus offices of chip maker Broadcom Ltd is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo (Reuters) – Chipmaker Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) said on Thursday it has entered into two multi-year agreements with Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for the supply [...]

Uber self-driving cars, with humans in control, to cruise Washington, D.C. Friday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will put self-driving vehicles on Washington, D.C. roads Friday with human drivers in control, the ride share company said on Thursday, as it seeks to collect data for future deployment of fully self-driving vehicles. FILE PHOTO: A screen display [...]

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Coronavirus outbreak prompts China to restrict travel in additional cities: reports

The Chinese government restricted travel in two cities near Wuhan– the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus— and suspended public transportation in the locations as of Thursday evening, according to reports. Authorities in Huanggang, in Hubei Province, which is around 50 miles southeast of Wuhan, sus [...]

Residents of China’s Wuhan rush to stock up as transport links severed

BEIJING (Reuters) – Residents of China’s Wuhan scrambled to stock up on supplies on Thursday as authorities suspended transport links in and out of the city in a bid to stop the spread of a new coronavirus that has raised fears of a global pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Staff members wearing masks monitor th [...]

China locks down epicenter of virus outbreak; nearly 600 infected

BEIJING (Reuters) – China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic. Health officials fear the transmission rate wi [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]