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(Reuters) -Stratasys Ltd said on Thursday it has received an unsolicited buyout proposal from its peer 3D Systems Corp. 3D Systems has proposed to acquire Stratasys for $7.50 in cash and 1.2507 newly issued share of 3D Systems for each share of Stratasys, the industrial 3D printers maker said. Stratasys said its board will “carefully review” the non-binding proposal. (Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar) […]

By Valentyn Ogirenko and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – A nine-year-old Ukrainian girl, her mother and another woman were killed in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv on Thursday after the air raid shelter they rushed to failed to open, witnesses said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed frustration at the miscue and said if local officials were unable to provide protection, they could be prosecuted. His comments appeared aimed at Kyiv […]

By Lori Ewing (Reuters) – Andre De Grasse has thrown his Olympic champion weight behind a call to stop the punishment of young track athletes in the United States for celebrating victories, with the Tokyo 200 metres winner saying kids should be allowed to have fun.      Brody Buffington, a senior at Catoctin High School in Maryland, had his school’s 4×200-metres relay team disqualified after anchoring them to victory at last […]

Israel’s Economists Warn of Dire Consequences of Proposed Judicial Reforms  A compromise on the judicial reforms could prevent some of the predicted long-term economic consequences but the short-term ones are already here  By Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line  Israel’s leading economists have issued another warning about the short-term and long-term economic ramifications of enacting the proposed judicial reforms. Most insist that achieving consensus through President Isaac Herzog’s talks on the matter […]

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said in a statement that several thousand Apple Inc devices had been infected, including those of domestic […]

By Steve Holland COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO “soon”, speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to overcome Turkey’s opposition to admitting the Nordic country to the alliance. Biden, in a flag-waving commencement address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, warned graduates they will enter service in an increasingly unstable world, citing challenges […]

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said in a statement that several thousand Apple Inc devices had been infected, including those of domestic […]

Diplomatic Thaw Between Turkey and Egypt Expected To Boost Trade After years of dispute over issues including Libya and the Muslim Brotherhood, relations have begun warming, with Egypt waiting for the results of the Turkish election to announce the resumption of diplomatic relations By Kristina Jovanovski/The Media Line This week’s rapprochement between former foes Turkey and Egypt will lead to increased trade between them, analysts told The Media Line. They […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The House Oversight Committee’s Chairman James Comer opened a probe Thursday into U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s management of the agency, citing complaints of abuse of power. Khan has angered companies and trade groups like the Chamber of Commerce by pushing the FTC, which enforces antitrust law and laws against deceptive marketing, to be more aggressive in investigations and law enforcement. In a letter to Khan […]