Russia launches an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani is charged in the US over a $265 million bribery scheme, and Australia launches a landmark bill to ban social media for children under 16. Plus, a duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in an auction. |
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Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro early today. Handout |
- Ukraine's air force said Russia launched an ICBM, in the first known use in the war of such a powerful missile. ICBMs are strategic weapons designed to deliver nuclear warheads and are an important part of Russia's nuclear deterrence.
- The launch comes after Ukraine fired US and British missiles at targets inside Russia this week. Separately, the US said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv after it was shut for a day due to what it called the threat of a significant air attack. Follow the latest.
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Multiple counts of fraud were levelled against Adani, who is one of the world's richest people. REUTERS/Amir Cohen |
- Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been indicted by US prosecutors for his alleged role in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials, plunging his conglomerate deep into crisis. Correspondent Aditi Shah joins the Reuters World News podcast from New Delhi to weigh in on the impact on his business empire.
- Nvidia forecast its slowest revenue growth in seven quarters, with the artificial intelligence chipmaker failing to meet lofty expectations of some investors who have made it the world's most valuable firm. Is the AI boom is waning? The answer, according to Nvidia executives, analysts and investors, is a resounding no.
- The UAE and Saudi Arabia are building home-grown silicon smarts and forging links with the likes of Microsoft. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how the region is muscling its way into a tech arms race between China and the United States.
- Bitcoin's march toward $100,000 is making further ground as investors bet a friendlier US regulatory approach to crypto under Trump will unleash a boom era for the asset class.
- Elon Musk's brain chip startup Neuralink said it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralyzed individuals the ability to use digital devices simply by thinking.
- Australia's center-left government introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million, or $32 million, for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
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Crews work to remove a fallen tree from a bus after a powerful storm in Seattle. REUTERS/David Ryder |
A powerful storm clobbered Washington state, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and causing at least two deaths. Winds eased across the region, but the first "atmospheric river" storm of the season has moved to California and is set to bring extreme rainfall by the end of the week. |
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Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in an auction. REUTERS/Eva Marie Uzcategui |
"Comedian," by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, first rocked the art world upon its debut in 2019. Now, the piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Sotheby's said, furthering the universal conversation about what constitutes art. |
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