Corporate / Market Regulation
EU lowers limits for toxic metals in baby food, vegetables
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Baby food, vegetables, fruit, cereals, meat, fish and other foodstuffs will have to meet stricter limits of...
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“Free Media”: Poles protest against changes to broadcasting law
By Alicja Ptak and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of people across Poland protested in defence of media freedoms...
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Norway should reclaim energy regulation from EU, eurosceptic opposition says
By Terje Solsvik ASKIM, Norway (Reuters) - Power and gas exporter Norway should seek to reclaim authority over energy regulation...
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To save the planet, focus on cutting methane – U.N. climate report
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - In four decades of climate negotiations, the world has focused intensely and exclusively on the...
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Hong Kong minister signals path to adopting China anti-sanctions law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's justice secretary said on Sunday that a mainland Chinese law to counter foreign sanctions...
Read moreVIPKid to stop selling foreign-based tutoring to students in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings-backed Chinese education firm VIPKid said on Saturday it would stop selling classes taught by foreign-based...
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Poland to dissolve judges’ Disciplinary Chamber to meet EU demands
By Alicja Ptak WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will do away with a disciplinary system for judges which the EU's top court...
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U.S. Senate passes bill to help Taiwan regain WHO status
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a bill late on Thursday calling on the State Department to submit a...
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Macron’s COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -France's highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass...
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Polish minister criticises Supreme Court head in row over judiciary
By Alan Charlish and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) - A government minister accused the head of Poland's Supreme Court on...
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Singapore to ease some COVID-19 curbs as vaccination rate soars
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will from next week lift some COVID-19 curbs and ease restrictions on entry for foreign workers,...
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Weibo pulls celeb ranking list after state media raps ‘unworthy’ stars
By Josh Horwitz and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo said on Friday it would take down...
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Explainer: As COVID-19 cases surge, Japan sticks to “lockdown-lite”
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan decided this week to expand COVID-19 curbs to more than 70% of its...
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Are COVID vaccine passes moving the needle on getting people inoculated?
PARIS (Reuters) -People in France have been rushing for COVID-19 vaccines since the government introduced a mandatory health pass to...
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Special Report-How a little-known G7 task force unwittingly helps governments target critics
By Angus Berwick (Reuters) - In late 2020, when Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni faced a fresh challenge to his 35-year...
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Britain says China’s BGI must register prenatal tests by Sept 1
By Reuters Staff LONDON (Reuters) - China's largest gene company BGI Group must register its prenatal test with local regulators...
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Chaos in Manila as thousands rush to get vaccine before lockdown
By Lisa Marie David and Jay Ereno MANILA (Reuters) -Chaos overtook several COVID-19 vaccination sites in Manila on Thursday as...
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Lebanese prosecutor requests documents from Salameh, source says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese prosecutor asked central bank governor Riad Salameh for documents relating to suspicions of embezzlement, money...
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Indonesia says ‘Jurassic Park’ project on track despite UNESCO warnings
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Construction on an Indonesian tourism project dubbed "Jurassic Park" on social media...
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Analysis-Street protests could pressure Cuba to speed up economic reforms
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The anti-government protests https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/street-protests-break-out-cuba-2021-07-11 that broke out in Cuba last month are expected to...
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