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Meta’s oversight board seeks public comments on hate speech moderation

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta’s Oversight Board on Thursday invited comments from the public on the posting of immigration-related content that may be harmful to immigrants, and shared two cases that Facebook moderators decided to keep on the platform. The board plans to assess whether Meta’s decision to only protect refugees, …

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Nepal’s Sherpas deserve more, says teenager who scaled world’s 14 tallest peaks

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Nepali teenager, the youngest person ever to scale all 14 of the world’s tallest peaks, says he wants to use his skills to benefit the Himalayan nation’s Sherpa community and turn out world-class athletes. Sherpas, an ethnic group living mainly in the vicinity of the world’s highest peak, …

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France places six departments on red alert for flooding due to heavy rains

PARIS (Reuters) – Six French departments were placed on red alert for flooding amid “exceptional rain” that the French weather agency said was as much as 630 mm (24.8 inches) in 48 hours in one area. Departments in France are administrative regions similar to British or American counties. The areas covered by the red alert …

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UK imposes sanctions on Russian oil and LNG vessels

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on 18 more Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of sanctions to date against Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet”. Britain says the ‘shadow fleet’ uses illicit practices to avoid Western restrictions on Russian oil. The announcement came after the United …

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Cheniere Energy moves closer to starting new Texas LNG export operation

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Cheniere Energy moved one step closer to producing first liquefied natural gas from a Corpus Christi, Texas, expansion project on Thursday after it received permission from federal regulators to put a supply line into operation. Cheniere is the largest U.S. LNG exporter and the world’s second largest producer of the superchilled gas. …

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Environment groups call on Holcim to cut carbon footprint ahead of US spinoff

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – U.S. environmental groups have stepped up a campaign to get cement maker Holcim to curb its carbon footprint, writing to its chairman and potential investors in its North American business before it is spun off next year. Swiss sustainability-focused proxy adviser Actares, which represents individual shareholders in Holcim, has …

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Amazon Prime Video taps former NBC anchor Williams for special election day coverage

(Reuters) – Former NBC anchor Brian Williams will host a special one-night show delivering election results and analysis to Amazon.com customers on Nov. 5, the company said on Thursday as it looks to capitalize on one of the most anticipated events of the year. The show will be produced by Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner …

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British American Tobacco to launch synthetic nicotine pouches

LONDON (Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) will launch a version of its Velo nicotine pouches using synthetic nicotine in the United States, David Waterfield, president of the company’s U.S. subsidiary Reynolds American, said on Wednesday. Smoking alternatives like vapes from big tobacco companies, including BAT, usually contain naturally occurring nicotine derived from the tobacco …

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IMF chief expects lukewarm growth in medium term, urges reforms

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New forecasts by the International Monetary Fund point to a difficult future for the global economy marked by lackluster medium-term growth, escalating trade tensions and high levels of debt, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday. Georgieva painted a sobering picture in a speech ahead …

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Number of female business leaders in Britain falls in 2024, report says

LONDON (Reuters) – The number of women who hold executive reins in corporate Britain has fallen for the first time in eight years in an “unacceptable” reversal that could delay gender parity for another five generations, a consultancy said on Thursday. The Pipeline, which analyses gender diversity at senior corporate levels, said the average proportion …

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