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(Reuters) – Agence France-Presse (AFP) said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in Paris against Elon Musk’s X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, accusing it of failing to discuss potential payment for the distribution of the news agency’s content. France in 2019 enacted a copyright rule dubbed “neighbouring rights” that compels large online platforms to open talks with publishers seeking remuneration for news. “Agence France-Presse has expressed its […]

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Police gave an all-clear at the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday, finding no gunman or suspicious activities after a report of a possible active shooter that was most likely “bogus,” U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger told reporters. After about 90 minutes of investigating, police allowed workers in three Senate office buildings adjacent to the U.S. Capitol to return to work. “I think at this […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s cyberspace regulator issued on Thursday draft rules requiring service providers that hold data on more than 1 million people to undergo at least one compliance audit a year, another step in efforts to control data and information. Infrastructure information providers or services that process data of more than one million users must undergo a security review conducted by an agency appointed by the regulator if they […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday that it is “willing to maintain communications” with the United States on a possible future visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Washington, D.C. The U.S. State Department said earlier this week that it had formally invited Wang, but the two sides had not finalised a date. The Chinese foreign ministry did not elaborate further in its statement to Reuters. (Reporting by […]

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Brigid Riley The Wednesday “hump” may have passed, but the week is far from over as we head into this data-heavy day, with a Bank of England rate decision and Apple earnings topping the schedule. The BOE is leaning toward a 25 basis point hike after the inflation gods took some pity on the UK last month. CPI […]

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s office vacancy rates crept higher in the first half to levels not seen since the 1990s, according to new research on Thursday which underscores the challenges facing landlords struggling to fill buildings emptied during COVID amid a slowing economy. Vacancies in downtown Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, where most large companies are headquartered, were already above 10% and rose between 0.2% and 0.9% in […]

Eighth-seeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova continued her title defense with a clean 6-1, 6-3 victory over Sorana Cirstea of Romania on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Samsonova won 25 of 29 (86 percent) first-service points as she continues her quest to earn back-to-back titles at the event, where she beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final a year ago. It […]

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japan opening of “Barbie” was dealt additional setbacks after a voice actor spoke out against a controversial grassroots marketing movement for the hit film and the U.S. ambassador caught flack for promoting the film online. “Barbie”, which stars Margot Robbie in the title role, recently grossed $800 million in global box office, helped in part by a viral “Barbenheimer” meme that paired the […]

By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday raised concerns over a Chinese call to encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work and said it has been closely monitoring the implementation of Beijing’s expanded anti-spying law. China’s Ministry of State Security on Tuesday said China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity and rewarding them […]