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Image for Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia deactivated in blow to MoscowFinance

Ukraine Says Starlink Terminals Used by Russia Deactivated in Blow to Moscow

Image for Novo Nordisk to take legal action against Hims & Hers for Wegovy compoundingFinance

Novo Nordisk to Take Legal Action Against Hims & Hers for Wegovy Compounding

Image for Pix at five years: how Brazil built one of the world’s most advanced public payments infrastructures - and why other countries are paying attentionBanking

Pix at Five Years: How Brazil Built One of the World’s Most Advanced Public Payments Infrastructures - and Why Other Countries Are Paying Attention

Image for Lockmaker Assa Abloy says US residential market has hit a floorFinance

Lockmaker Assa Abloy Says US Residential Market Has Hit a Floor

Image for Canadian pension funds to exit UK's Associated British Ports in over $13 billion deal, FT reports

Canadian Pension Funds to Exit UK's Associated British Ports in Over $13 Billion Deal, Ft Reports

Date: February 5, 2026

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Two Canadian pension funds plan to sell their stakes in Associated British Ports in a deal that they hope will value the UK's biggest ports operator at more than 10 billion pounds ($...

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Qualcomm, Arm Bear Brunt of Memory Shortage as Smartphone Chip Sales Disappoint

Date: February 5, 2026

By Arsheeya Bajwa and Juby Babu Feb 4 (Reuters) - Memory shortages will constrain sales of cell phones for some time, hurting demand for chip industry companies like supplier Qualcomm and chip...

Image for Maas Group tumbles on AI pivot as $1.2 billion materials exit spooks investors

Maas Group Tumbles on AI Pivot as $1.2 Billion Materials Exit Spooks Investors

Date: February 4, 2026

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australia's Maas Group entered into an agreement to divest its construction materials division for A$1.70 billion ($1.19 billion) to a unit of Germany's Heidelberg Materials AG, the...

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Telegram's Durov Says Proposed Spanish Social Media Restrictions Seek to Censor Critics

Date: February 4, 2026

By Aislinn Laing MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined Elon Musk in publicly criticising plans by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ban social media access...

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Italy Probes 80-year-old Over Alleged Sarajevo 'sniper Tourism'

Date: February 4, 2026

MILAN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors have placed an elderly Italian man under investigation as part of an investigation into alleged "sniper tourism" in Sarajevo in the 1990s, two sources with...

Image for UNICEF calls for criminalization of AI content depicting child sex abuse

Unicef Calls for Criminalization of AI Content Depicting Child Sex Abuse

Date: February 4, 2026

By Jasper Ward Feb 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations children's agency UNICEF on Wednesday called for countries to criminalize the creation of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, saying it was...