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Sept 3 (Reuters) – Standard Chartered said on Thursday it had launched cryptocurrency spot trading in bitcoin and ether for institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first global systemically important bank to offer the service in the Gulf country. Here are the details:  • The bank said eligible institutional clients can access deliverable bitcoin and ether spot trading through its electronic trading channels. • Ether spot trading […]

GENEVA, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday. • “If this trajectory continues, it may be stronger than anything since our monitoring began. So literally off the charts we have used for the past four decades,” WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo […]

By Maria Cheng and Aditya Kalra OTTAWA/NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is looking at whether an illegal operation in India that labelled chips and other food products with fake nutrition information and expiry dates represents a risk to the country’s imports. Indian authorities raided a Mumbai warehouse last week, seizing products worth nearly $80,000 as well as chemicals and printing machines used to replace […]

MOSCOW, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Russia’s Transport Ministry said on Thursday that it has provided clarifications to foreign airlines about Russian airports’ and airspace safety measures after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that flights in Russia had become unsafe. “They work very closely with us and understand all our rules, standards and how we ensure flight safety,” Russian news agency Interfax quoted Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin as saying. He said […]

By Chris Scicluna VALLETTA, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Malta’s government has urged calm after the acquittal of a businessman accused of commissioning the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict, delivered late on Wednesday, has angered the victim’s family, and drawn criticism from press freedom group Reporters Without Borders, which said it was “beyond outraged” by the acquittal. Prime Minister Robert Abela, returned to power in May, […]

By Uditha Jayasinghe GALWELA YAYA, Sri Lanka Sept 3 (Reuters) – For the first time in over three decades, Sri Lankan farmer A.M. Pathmasena says, his well is running so dry that it barely provides enough water for his family and two cows. He has fallen victim to one of the nation’s worst El Nino-driven droughts.  Sri Lanka is among the South Asian countries badly affected by weather disruption this […]

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Some survivors sheltering in relief camps after deadly floods in Nepal were struggling Thursday to obtain essential medicines and cash, even as authorities provided food and other basic supplies to thousands of displaced people. For families who lost homes and relatives, the shortages are adding to the hardship of relying on temporary shelters for their basic needs. Suresh Kumar Karanjit, who has been staying at a […]

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Buses carrying crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier streamed into Thailand’s seaside resort city Pattaya on Thursday, as part of a port call after a lengthy deployment to the Middle East. The Lincoln was supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 260 days. Its lengthy deployment drew concerns last month about […]

NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – A’ja Wilson’s stunning last-minute pull-out from the FIBA World Cup has afforded the world a sliver of hope against the dominant United States, as the global showpiece event kicks off on Friday with the Americans chasing a fifth straight title. The record four-times WNBA MVP Wilson bowed out of the competition just days before it was set to begin citing health issues. But if […]