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By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Monday won dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion proposed purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs “lacks allegations” supporting their claim that the proposed acquisition would […]

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – A court in Chad sentenced more than 400 rebels to life in prison on Tuesday over the death of former president Idriss Deby, who was killed on the frontline of a battle against their group in 2021, their lawyer said. The trial of 465 members of the Libyan-based Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebel group started on Feb. 13 in the capital N’Djamena. The […]

By Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Workers erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald Trump over an alleged hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. It would be the first-ever criminal case against any U.S. president. On Saturday, Trump urged followers on social media to protest what he said was his […]

By Alan Baldwin MANAMA (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sergio Perez set the pace in the first practice session of the Formula One season in Bahrain on Friday with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso denying the champions a one-two on the timesheets. Perez lapped the Sakhir circuit with a best time of one minute 32.758 seconds on soft tyres, 0.438 quicker than Spaniard Alonso, with reigning champion Max Verstappen third and a […]

By Paul Lienert MARYSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co is moving rapidly to catch up with electric-vehicle competitors in global markets, but the company’s top executive said combustion engines could last through 2040 and beyond. Regarding the Japanese automaker’s accelerating transition to EVs, Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe said, “I’ve been in the engine development business for more than 30 years, so personally it’s a little threatening. But I have […]

By Philip O’Connor (Reuters) – Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones returns to the octagon on Saturday in Las Vegas after a three-year absence seeking to re-state his claim to be the greatest fighter of all time, despite his many troubles. It speaks volumes about his stature in the sport that the 35-year-old will get an immediate shot at the heavyweight title against France’s Ciryl Gane at UFC 285, […]

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine’s envoy to Berlin said Germany is taking more of a leadership role in organising deliveries of arms to Kyiv and has stopped making what he called excuses to avoid sending weapons. Germany was initially reluctant to send heavy arms to Ukraine to help it confront Russia’s invasion, fearing it might escalate the fight. But in January Berlin agreed to send […]

By Saurabh Sharma and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian police on Friday arrested three employees of a pharmaceutical firm whose cough syrups were linked to the deaths of 19 children in Uzbekistan, a police officer said, as the country looks to recover from recent setbacks to the industry. The arrests were made after tests by an Indian government laboratory found 22 drug samples of Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd, based […]

By Bart Biesemans and Clement Rossignol BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Farmers from Belgium’s northern region of Flanders drove thousands of tractors into Brussels on Friday in a protest against a new regional government plan to limit nitrogen emissions. Local police estimated the amount of tractors clogging the streets of Brussels at 2,700. Many were decorated with big plaques reflecting the farmers’ anger. “Proud to be a farmer,” read one such plaque. […]