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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan consumer prices rose a record 36.4% in the year to April, the highest inflation rate in South Asia, up from March’s previous record of 35.4%, the statistics bureau said on Tuesday. Pakistan’s rural areas recorded food inflation of 40.2%, the bureau told Reuters. Food inflation for both rural and urban areas reached 48.1%, the highest since FY16 when the bureau started recording […]

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Apple Inc urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by “throttling” them with software updates. The tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to 1.6 billion pounds plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann’s lawyers argued […]

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Apple Inc urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by “throttling” them with software updates. The tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to 1.6 billion pounds plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann’s lawyers argued […]

(Reuters) – Electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc said on Tuesday it would start delivering its sports utility vehicle Ocean with swappable batteries made by Ample by the start of next year. The partnership with the battery startup will help Fisker increase scale and adoption of its EVs in the United States and Europe, the electric car maker said, adding that Ample will share revenue related to the battery swapping mechanism. […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Law enforcement authorities in nine countries have shut down the illegal dark web marketplace “Monopoly Market” and arrested 288 suspects involved in buying or selling drugs via the portal, European Union police force Europol said on Tuesday. More than 50.8 million euros ($55.7 million) in cash and virtual currencies, 850 kilograms (1,870 pounds) of drugs and 117 firearms were seized, a Europol statement said. The seized drugs […]

(Reuters) – Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest steps national and international governing bodies are taking to regulate AI tools: AUSTRALIA * Seeking input on regulations The government requested advice on how to respond to AI from Australia’s main science advisory body and is considering next steps, a […]

By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India, backed by China, is trying to build a consensus within the G20 group to let countries choose a roadmap to cut carbon emissions instead of setting a deadline to end the use of fossil fuels, three Indian government officials said. India, the current G20 president, is keen on introducing the phrase ‘multiple energy pathways’ in a communique to be released at […]

(Reuters) – This year’s Super Bowl was the most-watched National Football League (NFL) championship game in history, updated data from Nielsen showed on Tuesday, as 115.1 million people watched the Kansas City Chiefs come from behind to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Feb. 12 matchup. The ratings agency had previously announced in February that the game had an average viewership of 113 million. The revised numbers show that this […]

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance on Saturday, after he became monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September. Why is he crowned, what does it mean and who will attend? WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF CORONATIONS? For the best […]