Dec 19, 2023
Shippers mask positions, weigh options amid Red Sea attacks

By Florence Tan and Lisa Barrington (Reuters) -A number of container ships are anchored in the Red Sea and others have turned off tracking systems as traders adjust routes and prices in response to maritime attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis…

Dec 18, 2023
Amazon in talks to invest in Diamond Sports – WSJ

(Reuters) -Amazon is in talks to invest in regional-sports programmer Diamond Sports, a move that would advance the e-commerce giant's aggressive push into sports content, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Diamond Sports…

Dec 18, 2023
EU targets Musk’s X in first illegal content probe

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The European Union is investigating social media company X over suspected breaches of obligations, partly relating to posts following Hamas' attacks on Israel, its first probe under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA came…

Dec 14, 2023
How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28

By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) - The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ingredients for spectacular failure: It proposed an end to the fossil-fuel era at a conference situated in Arab…

Dec 14, 2023
US Senate to vote on Ukraine funding, border security next week

By Makini Brice and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will vote on military aid for Ukraine and Israel next week as negotiations continue over changes to U.S. border security policy that would be tied to the funding, Senate…