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ZURICH (Reuters) – Millions of years after dinosaurs ruled the Earth, the skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex was introduced to the public in Switzerland on Wednesday ahead of its auction next month. The giant carnivore, named TRX-293 Trinity, is expected to fetch between 5 million ($5.43 million) and 8 million Swiss francs ($8.70 million) when it goes on sale in Zurich on April 18. Standing 3.9 metres high and […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed new rules to periodically reassess existing authorizations for foreign-owned companies to provide telecommunications services in the United States. The U.S. telecommunications regulator has raised mounting concerns about Chinese telecom companies in recent years which had won permission to operate in the United States decades ago. In 2019, the FCC voted to deny state-owned Chinese […]

(Reuters) – Defending champion Anna Davis made a disastrous start to her Augusta National Women’s Amateur title defense on Wednesday as she began her round with a quintuple bogey after breaking course regulations. Due to damp conditions at Champions Retreat Golf Club a rule was in place that allowed players to mark, lift, and clean their ball on the fairway but Davis thought preferred lies were being played. “I knew […]

Mass Protests to Continue, as Experts Say Netanyahu Has ‘Lost Public Trust’  Opponents of judicial overhaul refuse to stop rallying until judicial overhaul is completely canceled  By Maya Margit/The Media Line  Mass protests against the Israeli government’s controversial judicial overhaul plans will likely continue unabated because Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has lost the trust of the people, analysts predict. After months of protests, nationwide strikes, and widespread unrest, Netanyahu […]

(Reuters) -Medibank Private Ltd was slapped with a second class action lawsuit related to its disclosures on its cyber security systems leading up to a data breach last year, Australia’s largest health insurer said on Wednesday. Last October, Medibank disclosed that a hacker had gained data of 9.7 million current and former customers and released the data on the dark web. The company breached its disclosure obligations by not revealing […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday opposed efforts in Congress to ban popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans. A small but growing number of Democrats and Republicans have raised concerns, citing free speech and other issues and have objected to legislation targeting TikTok as overly broad. Republican Senator Josh Hawley said this week he hoped […]

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Energy drinks maker Monster Beverage Corp’s Monster Energy has accused Red Bull of targeting it with anti-competitive practices after Red Bull was raided by European Union antitrust regulators last week. The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer in the 27-country bloc, said last week it had raided an energy drinks company on suspicion of taking part in a cartel and also […]

(Reuters) -Videogame publisher Electronic Arts said on Wednesday it will lay off about 6% of its workforce and reduce office space, joining a host of U.S. companies that have trimmed costs to cope with a rough economy. EA, which had about 12,900 staff as of March-end last year, expects to incur between $170 million and $200 million in charges related to its restructuring plan. Corporate America, especially companies from the […]

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman plans to return to the Senate the week of April 17 after a weeks-long treatment for depression, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday. In an update issued in late February, Fetterman’s office said he was doing well and remained on a path to recovery. The return of Fetterman, who flipped a Republican-held seat in last November’s […]