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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday sanctioned Russian judges and officials involved in the trial of Russia’s opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, calling a decision to reject his appeal against a jail sentence “unjustifiable”. Kara-Murza, who holds Russian and British citizenship lost an appeal against his 25-year jail sentence, the RIA state news agency reported. Kara-Murza was jailed in April for treason and other offences. “This is desperate and unfounded,” Prime Minister […]

Hayley Raso recorded a first-half brace on Monday as Australia advanced to the knockout round with a 4-0 victory over Canada in a Group B clash at the Women’s World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. Raso scored in the ninth and 39th minutes, Mary Fowler tallied in the 58th and Steph Catley converted a penalty in second-half stoppage time for Australia (2-1-0). Kailen Sheridan made two saves for Canada (1-1-1), which […]

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling junta has officially postponed an election promised by August this year after its 2021 coup, state television reported on Monday night. Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, in a meeting on Monday with the army-backed National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), said “necessary security arrangements” are still needed to vote and hence extended a state of emergency for six more months. (Myanmar staff.) […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment, saying it wanted to safeguard “national security and interests” amid escalating tension with the United States over access to technology. The restrictions on equipment including some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and anti-drone systems would take effect on Sept. 1, the commerce ministry said. The controls would also affect some consumer drones, and no civilian drones […]

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – A German data watchdog has been investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project since late last year due to concerns over its large-scale processing of sensitive biometric data, the regulator’s president told Reuters. Worldcoin, which launched last week, requires users to give their iris scans in exchange for a digital ID and, in some countries, free cryptocurrency as part of plans to create a […]

By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Oil prices were set to post their biggest monthly gains in more than a year on Monday, on expectations that Saudi Arabia will extend voluntary output cuts into September and tighten global supply. More actively traded October Brent crude futures rose 73 cents, or 0.9%, to $85.14 a barrel by 11:32 a.m. EDT (1532 GMT). The September Brent contract, which will expire at settlement […]

(Reuters) -Cannabis producers Cresco Labs and Columbia Care Inc have mutually terminated their $2 billion merger announced in March last year, the companies said on Monday. The deal was seen as a bet on a U.S. pot industry boom, and executives then said the combined entity had the potential to be a brand as big as Coca-Cola or Johnnie Walker, with the merger helping it dominate a market likely to […]

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s AGCM competition watchdog said on Monday it had accepted commitments proposed by Google to end a case over the tech giant’s alleged abuse of its dominant position in the user data portability market. The regulator opened the investigation last year following a complaint from Italian startup Hoda which accused Google of hindering the right of the U.S. company’s users to share their personal data […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s former business partner appeared Monday for closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill, with Republicans planning to question him about claims that President Joe Biden was directly involved in his younger son’s financial dealings. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee was conducting a transcribed interview with Devon Archer as part of its expanding congressional inquiry into the Biden family businesses as the GOP explores a potential impeachment inquiry […]