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YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan early Monday claimed victory in the country’s general election, as preliminary results showed his governing Civil Contract party came first with 49.81% of the vote. Pashinyan and the governing Civil Contract party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia, including distancing the South Caucasus country from Moscow and seeking to join the European Union. His […]

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan early Monday claimed victory in the country’s general election, as preliminary results showed his governing Civil Contract party came first with 49.81% of the vote. Pashinyan and the governing Civil Contract party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia, including distancing the South Caucasus country from Moscow and seeking to join the European Union. His […]

DUBAI, June 8 (Reuters) – Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already “chaotic diplomatic process” with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran was exchanging messages with Washington in an atmosphere of “extreme suspicion”. Baghaei said Israel’s actions in Lebanon, whether carried out with U.S. knowledge and consent or not, were aimed at sabotaging diplomacy. He […]

June 8 (Reuters) – Tate & Lyle on Monday agreed to a £2.7 billion ($3.6 billion) takeover in cash from U.S.-based Ingredion, marking a new chapter for one of Britain’s oldest industrial names and creating a global food and beverage ingredients major. Here is Tate & Lyle’s journey from sugar refining in the mid‑19th century to its ingredients group structure now: 1859-1872 Henry Tate enters the sugar business, and his […]

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – Big tech firms operating in Britain must introduce safety measures on children’s phones to prevent them from circulating nude images or they will face legislation forcing them to do so, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Under the new plans, firms like Apple and Google should build or activate technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images for children, the […]

GDANSK, June 8 (Reuters) – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. Below is a summary of what countries and companies are doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children’s health and safety. AUSTRALIA A landmark law forced […]

The Chicago Cubs don’t yet know the extent of starting pitcher Jameson Taillon’s hamstring injury. But one thing all parties seem to be certain of: the veteran right-hander is headed for the injured list. The 34-year-old Taillon left with one on and none out in the second inning of the Cubs’ Sunday night game against the visiting San Francisco Giants. After walking Matt Chapman on six pitches to start the […]

By Cynthia Kim and Yena Park SEOUL, June 8 (Reuters) – Seoul resident Laura Byun has long preferred U.S. mutual funds over Korean shares, but the KOSPI’s blistering rally changed that and her risk tolerance for debt. Feeling left out by the surge that has propelled the Korean benchmark to the world’s best performer, Byun tapped a short-term bank overdraft of about 15 million won ($9,687) to buy a leveraged […]

Apple is expected to unveil new artificial intelligence features at its annual developers conference beginning Monday, which will be the last one featuring CEO Tim Cook before he turns his post over to John Ternus in September. The World Wide Developers Conference, which attracts thousands of developers from some 60 countries to Apple’s Silicon Valley headquarters, usually focuses on software, in contrast to the fall unveiling of the latest iPhones. […]