MUMBAI (Reuters) – Netflix has removed an Indian language film from its platform after the movie faced a backlash on social media for depicting the daughter of a Hindu priest eating meat. Hindus are India’s largest religious grouping and Hindu priests, as well as their families, are typically vegetarian. “Annapoorani …
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Russia’s Medvedev warns of nuclear response if Ukraine hits missile launch sites
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia with arms supplied by the United States and its allies would risk a nuclear response from Moscow. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s …
Baca Lagi »Analysis: Spot bitcoin ETFs may face uphill battle to widen token’s appeal
(Reuters) – Crypto enthusiasts hailed the approval of U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds as the birth of a new asset class, but broadening acceptance of the famously turbulent cryptocurrency beyond its true believers could prove challenging. A decade in the making, the ETFs offer investors access to spot bitcoin prices, avoiding …
Baca Lagi »Football: Soccer-Perennial club versus country tug of war continues as Cup of Nations kicks off
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Nigeria will allow striker Terem Moffi to play for French club Nice at the weekend before he heads to the Africa Cup of Nations but Cameroon are blocking teenager Regis Mughe from turning out for Marseille after he refused a call-up to the finals. The two contrasting …
Baca Lagi »Judge in Trump’s fraud trial threatened as case wraps up
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Security was bolstered at a New York court where former U.S. President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial was set to conclude on Thursday after a threat was made against the judge overseeing the case, a court spokesperson said. The unspecified threat was made against Justice Arthur Engoron, …
Baca Lagi »EU lawmakers consider stronger plastic pollution law after spill hits Spain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Some European Union lawmakers are pushing to strengthen a planned law on microplastics pollution, after millions of plastic pellets washed up on the coast of Spain’s northwestern Galicia region. Tiny plastic pellets are used to manufacture everyday items from water bottles to shopping bags. They are also …
Baca Lagi »UK to make Big Tech give rivals access to data under new plans
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator plans to make big tech companies give their rivals greater access to data and limit them from promoting their own products under new powers it is due to receive from the government, it said on Thursday. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has bolstered …
Baca Lagi »Badminton: Aaron-Soh, Yew Sin-Ee Yi face current and former world champs in home quarters
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a day to remember for professional doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi. Yew Sin-Ee Yi pulled off an incredible show to upstage Denmark’s No. 1 pair Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-10, 11-21, 24-22 for the first time in their fifth attempt to storm into the …
Baca Lagi »Ukraine’s criticized draft bill on mobilization withdrawn for amendments
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s hotly debated draft law on tightening mobilization rules was returned to the government for further work, the parliamentary speaker said on Thursday. The bill would enable Kyiv to call up more people to the army as the war with Russia approaches the two-year mark. The draft …
Baca Lagi »Protesters in Libya threaten to shut down oil and gas facilities
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Protesters have threatened to shut down two oil and gas facilities near the Libyan capital Tripoli, with one group that is campaigning against corruption issuing a 72-hour ultimatum that ends on Friday. The group called the Corruption Eradication Movement said in a video statement online that it …
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