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UK watchdog warns watering down regulation will cause more failures
Financial Conduct Authority chief commits to ‘deep reforms’ on mortgage rules and anti-money laundering checks to help boost economic growthFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
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Mike Pence to Trump: cutting Taiwan support would ‘likely spark a new nuclear arms race’
Former vice-president makes surprise visit to Taipei and predicts that if China annexes its neighbour other Asia-Pacific countries will build nuclear arsenals. Mike Pence called on Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Two Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort
“We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
UK watchdog scrutinises investment trusts’ battle with US hedge fund
FCA encourages Hargreaves Lansdown, Interactive Investor and AJ Bell to make shareholders aware of looming votesFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit
Prime Minister Keir Starmer signaled continued solidarity, with further U.S. support in question under a second Trump administration.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
UK media watchdog imposes robust age checks on porn sites
Ofcom sets out new rules that could include photo ID matching and credit card verificationFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
Police probe drink spiking report in Parliament bar
A parliamentary researcher reported her drink had been tampered with at 6.30pm on Tuesday 7 January.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar Assad has been ousted and sent ...ABC News - Jan. 15 -
Small nuclear reactors are coming, but big is still better
SMRs, typically built in factories, could cut construction times, financing costs and many other risks of building on siteFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
Cost of Sizewell C nuclear project expected to reach close to £40bn
Final price tag for building new power plant is likely to be double 2020 estimateFinancial Times - Jan. 14 -
Spike in UK borrowing costs raises specter of public spending cuts
Former U.K. Finance Minister Vince Cable told CNBC on Friday that the UK was not in an "emergency panic situation," but was stuck in a low-growth trap.CNBC - Jan. 13 -
The Bomb Is Back as the Risk of Nuclear War Enters a New Age
At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer nuclear weapons. That era is now over.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 13 -
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'Trump is welcome to visit Greenland - but that's it'
In the isolated settlement of Kapisillit, Greenlanders tell the BBC's Fergal Keane Donald Trump is welcome to visit - "but that's it".BBC News - Jan. 12 -
More UK mines needed to secure critical minerals, warns watchdog
Concerns grow about Britain’s vulnerability to global supply chain shocksFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
Major corporations are rushing to issue bonds as Treasury yields spike
Higher bond yields are spooking stocks, but retirees are helping to drive demand for annuities and corporate debt.MarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
Indonesia and Japan promise deeper defense and economic ties as regional tensions spike
Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid heightened global geopolitical tensionsABC News - Jan. 11 -
When Carter met Kim - and stopped a nuclear war
The former US president halted a US-North Korea showdown, but was also accused of going rogue.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
UK should consider letting IS members return, terror watchdog says
Jonathan Hall KC says those who return could be prosecuted here over what they did for the jihadist group.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules
United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processing. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
The risk of nuclear war continues to rise
As the world became more dangerous in 2024, the use of its most dangerous weapons has become more likely.The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Vinicius red card is a chance for Real Madrid to calm vitriol, not spike it
Vinicius' sending-off vs. Valencia was a fairly unremarkable moment -- and just his second career red card -- but the manner in which it was covered must be scrutinized.ESPN - Jan. 9 -
Japan mafia leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking
Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Nuclear energy groups race to develop ‘microreactors’
Companies vie to create small plants for deployment to sites from data centres to oil platformsFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons. A member of the Japanese criminal underworld has ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Yakuza leader pleads guilty in New York to trafficking nuclear materials, narcotics charges
A leader of yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of trafficking nuclear materials, prosecutors said.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
Dem-aligned watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud
A Democratic-aligned watchdog group is accusing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of violating election law last year. ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
The UN wants to influence a pluralist Syria – but will the country listen?
Syrians are suspicious after allegations of complicity with the brutal Assad regime during 14 years of civil war . The UN special envoy for Syria will urge the security council to back a transition ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
UK watchdog bans adverts featuring burning dollars
Posters from Islamic finance start-up Wahed Invest likely to cause ‘serious offence’, rules ASAFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
As Trump Praises Meta Decision, Tech Watchdogs Warn of Surge in Disinformation
While Republicans praised the move, some groups cautioned that effectively ending Meta’s fact-checking program would also lead to more conspiracy theories.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Biden expands wind and solar tax credit to nuclear, hydropower, geothermal energy
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a guidance that expands a tax credit that has historically applied only to wind and solar power to a range of other energy technologies. Under a new ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
U.K. Competition Watchdog Prepares to Investigate Tech Giants Under New Rulebook
The regulator said it would open investigations into at least three types of tech platforms at the start of this year to work out which tech giants need to obey a new law governing the digital ...The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
What is HMPV? CDC 'monitoring' reports of spiking cases in China
The CDC’s actions come in response to China's government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being down ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Warring sides battle inside Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine
Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of ...NBC News - Jan. 6
