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Meta loses court fight over compensation to Italian publishers
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 12 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Tuesday lost its fight against an Italian regulatory order that it should compensate publishers for using snippets of their news articl...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
EU plans new rules targeting addictive design on TikTok, Meta, to protect children
By Inti Landauro and Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - The European Union is working on new rules to protect children against the addictive designs of social media platforms like TikTok, Meta ...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
Long-term UK borrowing costs rise to highest since 1998, sterling slumps as Starmer's future in doubt
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Long-dated UK borrowing costs surged to their highest in nearly 30 years, sterling slumped and shares fell on Tuesday as investors brace for a potential cha...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
European equities fall as fragile Mideast ceasefire dents risk sentiment
By Twesha Dikshit May 12 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday as fading hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal pushed oil prices higher and kept investors on edge. U.S. President Donald Trump called t...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
Carlyle, Yum China among suitors for Jardines' KFC, Pizza Hut chains in Asia, sources say
By Kane Wu HONG KONG, May 12 (Reuters) - Carlyle Group and Yum China Holdings are among suitors vying for a Jardine Matheson restaurant unit that runs KFC and Pizza Hut chains in Hong Kong, Taiwan and...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
World markets feel the strain as US–Iran war grinds on
By Karin Strohecker and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - From a rout in Asian currencies to the closure of a low budget U.S. airline, the dragging Middle East conflict is starting to bite a...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
Investors ramp up bets on Bank of England rate hikes
LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Investors increased their bets on the Bank of England raising rates in the coming months as global markets responded to the latest increase in tensions in the Strait of Horm...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
Norway faces dilemma on openness in wealth fund ethical divestments, finance minister says
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 12 (Reuters) - When Norway's $2.2 trillion wealth fund - the world's largest - sells a company's shares over ethical concerns, should it explain why? This seemingly simple ...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
German inflation confirmed at 2.9% in April
BERLIN, May 12 (Reuters) - German inflation accelerated slightly to 2.9% in April, the federal statistics office said on Tuesday, confirming preliminary data. Inflation, or the gain in consumer prices...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026
Factbox-A Trump-Xi deal could revive US energy exports to China
By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week for a summit with President Xi Jinping on May 14 to 15, where U.S. officials say a ...
Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026





