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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just over one-third of Americans would consider buying an electric vehicle for their next model, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The seven-day poll completed on Monday found 34% of all respondents would consider an EV, while 31% said no. Among Democrats 50% said they would consider an EV, while 26% of Republicans and 27% of independents said they would consider. There are now more […]

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the mass redundancy of some 260 Facebook content moderators working for an outsourcing company contracted by the social media site’s parent company Meta, court documents show. Judge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and the Kenya-based outsourcing firm Sama, preventing them from terminating the content moderators’ contracts at the end of March, pending a judgement on the legality […]

By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge on Tuesday rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to delay the scheduled Oct. 2 trial in state Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit, calling the date “written in stone.” Justice Arthur Engoron in Supreme Court in Manhattan agreed to requests by Trump and other defendants to push back some deadlines for gathering evidence. “You can move anything […]

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the mass redundancy of some 260 Facebook content moderators working for an outsourcing company contracted by the social media site’s parent company Meta, court documents show. Judge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and the Kenya-based outsourcing firm Sama, preventing them from terminating the content moderators’ contracts at the end of March, pending a judgement on the legality […]

By Tom Sims, Noele Illien and Stefania Spezzati ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss authorities imposed curbs on bonus payments for Credit Suisse employees, a move that will penalise bankers after a multi-billion-franc state rescue of the bank. Switzerland’s government announced on Tuesday that Credit Suisse was ordered to “temporarily” suspend “already granted but deferred variable remuneration” – like shares – awarded in the years up to 2022. The government said that it […]

By Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to regain the initiative with new reforms in the coming weeks after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion on Monday over an unpopular pension bill, a source said. Some in Macron’s own camp have warned him against continuing business as usual amid violent protests and rolling strikes that represent the most serious challenge to the […]

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the mass redundancy of some 260 Facebook content moderators working for an outsourcing company contracted by the social media site’s parent company Meta, court documents show. Judge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and the Kenya-based outsourcing firm Sama, preventing them from terminating the content moderators’ contracts at the end of March, pending a judgement on the legality […]

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he would join an upcoming G7 summit in Japan via an online link following an invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. He made the remark during a joint briefing in Kyiv with Kishida. Japan is due to host the summit in Kishida’s hometown of Hiroshima in May. (Reporting by Dan Peleschuk, Editing by William Maclean) Brought to you by […]

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Monday won dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion proposed purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs “lacks allegations” supporting their claim that the proposed acquisition would […]