(Reuters) – Meta Platforms is considering charging $14 per month for ad-free subscriptions to Instagram and Facebook for European users, according to a proposal submitted to regulators, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
(This Sept. 30 story has been corrected to change U.S. dollar conversion in the informal market to $174, not $17, in paragraph 3) By Dave Sherwood LA FEDERAL, Cuba (Reuters) – Cuban seamstress Yamidely Cervantes has bought a new sewing machine for the first time in years, plus a refrigerator and a cellphone – all …
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By Shivansh Tiwary and Kantaro Komiya (Reuters) -Ireland-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital on Monday said it had received a cash insurance settlement of $710 million for its jets previously leased to Russia’s state-owned airline Aeroflot. The lessor under Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said the settlement amount reflects its claims on Aeroflot’s insurance related …
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By Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing plans to push production of its bestselling 737 narrowbody jet to a record of at least 57 per month by July 2025, reflecting rising orders and the company’s recovery after the 737 MAX crisis, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The goal would hit the …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Thyssenkrupp’s top shareholder expects involved stakeholders to soon decide on the future of the German conglomerate’s steel division, its head told a German newspaper. Thyssenkrupp is looking to divest its steel division and is holding talks with Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky over a sale of up to half of the business, sources …
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By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -EU foreign ministers expressed support for Ukraine during a meeting in Kyiv on Monday, their first in a non-member country, after a pro-Russian candidate won an election in Slovakia and the U.S. Congress left Ukraine war aid out of its spending bill. Kyiv brushed off concerns that support for its …
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By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Sharon White, the chair of struggling British retailer the John Lewis Partnership, will step down early in 2025, having decided not to seek a second term of office, the company said on Monday, weeks after it warned its turnaround plan would need more time. White warned …
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By Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) – Nothing illustrates the crisis at the World Trade Organization more than the piling up of unresolved disputes and the growing list of what it terms the “trade concerns” of its members. Since late 2019, after the U.S. blocked the appointment of new judges to the WTO’s Appellate Body due to …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s eastern metropolis of Kharkiv will build the country’s first fully underground school to shield pupils from Russia’s frequent bomb and missile attacks, the city’s mayor said. “Such a shelter will enable thousands of Kharkiv children to continue their safe face-to-face education even during missile threats,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on the Telegram …
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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian RICKMANSWORTH, England (Reuters) – From “Star Wars” droid C-3PO’s head to Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Titanic” costume, a trove of costumes and props are headed to auction next month in a sale of film and television memorabilia worth around $14.6 million. More than 1,800 items are being sold by entertainment memorabilia auctioneer Propstore at …
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