UK businesses warn growth may be off the menu after latest tax hike
Companies in UK’s hospitality sector say new taxes limiting investment Business rates for many to rise from April…
EU to bar Chinese suppliers from critical infrastructure, FT reports
Jan 17 (Reuters) – The European Union is moving to phase out Chinese‑made equipment from the zone’s critical…
Exclusive: TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure
New system follows year-long pilot in Britain Built to comply with European requirements Flagged accounts will be reviewed…
Italy updates Arctic stance as Greenland tensions escalate
ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Arctic has become a theatre of intensifying strategic rivalry, an Italian government…
Exclusive: US FDA delays two drug reviews in new voucher program after safety, efficacy concerns
Reviews of Sanofi’s diabetes drug Tzield and Disc Medicine’s blood-disorder medicine bitopertin stalled Tzield pushed back after adverse…
China’s trade ends 2025 with record $1.2 trillion surplus despite Trump tariff jolt
China posts record $1.189 trillion trade surplus in 2025 China’s December dollar exports up 6.6% Y/Y, imports up…
India’s smartphone security proposal faces backlash over privacy concerns
IT ministry cancels scheduled meeting with tech giants, sources say Internet rights group IFF says it is worried…
US FDA requests removal of suicide warnings from weight-loss drug labels
Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator asked drugmakers on Tuesday to remove label warnings about a…
Exclusive: Venezuela begins reversing oil output cuts as exports resume, sources say
Item 1 of 2 Crude oil drips from a valve at an oil well operated by Venezuela’s state…
UK to accelerate law criminalising creation of sexual deepfakes
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Britain will bring into effect a law criminalising the creation of non-consensual intimate…