Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blogger who criticised Putin has been put in psychiatric facility, local newspaper reports
By Lucy Papachristou March 19 (Reuters) - A pro-Kremlin figure who unexpectedly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine in a social media post this week that went viral has b...
Mar 19, 2026
Spain's budget delayed as government rushes to cushion economic hit from Iran war
MADRID, March 19 (Reuters) - Spain will delay the presentation of its annual budget, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday, as the cabinet puts together a package of emergency measures to coun...
Mar 19, 2026
US official warns small airports could soon shut over TSA absences
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that if a partial government shutdown continues, small airports could soon shut down as...
Mar 19, 2026
Iliad's Scaleway expands to Italy, seeks to rival US cloud giants in Europe
By Elvira Pollina and Gianluca Lo Nostro MILAN/PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Scaleway, a cloud service provider owned by France's Iliad, will open a new cloud region in Milan and is planning a further E...
Mar 19, 2026
Xiaomi to invest at least $8.7 billion in AI over next three years, CEO says
By Ju-min Park and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle giant Xiaomi will invest at least 60 billion yuan ($8.70 billion) in artificial intelligence o...
Mar 19, 2026
Italian court scraps 15-million-euro privacy watchdog fine on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
ROME, March 19 (Reuters) - A Rome court has cancelled a 15millioneuro ($17 million) fine that Italy's data protection authority imposed on ChatGPT maker OpenAI, a ruling showed on Thursday. ($1 = 0.87...
Mar 19, 2026
BoE policymakers vote 9-0 to keep rates on hold in face of war risks
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of England's interest rate-setters all voted to keep borrowing costs on hold and said they were "ready to act" to see off ...
Mar 19, 2026
Russia calls for 'safety island' around Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) - A senior Russian official called on Thursday for the creation of a safety zone around Iran's Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant to prevent a major disaster, two days afte...
Mar 19, 2026
US objectives in Iran have not changed, Hegseth says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the United States' objectives in the war against Iran have not changed since strike...
Mar 19, 2026
Energy prices surge as Iran attack on Qatar LNG plant threatens long-term exports
By Maha El Dahan, Andrew Mills and Yousef Saba March 19 (Reuters) - Energy prices surged on Thursday after Iran struck the world's largest LNG complex, causing damage that Qatar said could take five y...
Mar 19, 2026
