TO UNDERSTAND the predicament OPEC+ is facing, start with a visit to an Ikea store. A decade ago, if the Swedish furniture giant had accepted crude as payment, the oil cartel could have outfitted a good portion of the conference room where its ministers will be
CAMILO JIMENEZ-UNSPLASHThe new Lawyer’s Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) was approved unanimously by the Supreme Court Justices during their En Banc session on April 11.With consultations from over 2,000 law practitioners nationwide, the newly revised CPRA (A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC) aims “for a more
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THE LOGO for the G7 is visible at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at The Prince Karuizawa hotel in Karuizawa, Japan April 17, 2023. — ANDREW HARNIK/POOL VIA REUTERS TOKYO — The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this weekend pledged to
REUTERSLONDON — International securities watchdog IOSCO unveiled on Tuesday the first global approach to regulating cryptoasset and digital markets, drawing on lessons from last year’s collapse of the FTX exchange that fueled concerns over consumer protection.The industry, which typically only has to comply with anti-money
A VIEW of the city skyline in Singapore, Dec. 31, 2020 — REUTERS SINGAPORE — Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5% in April, higher than forecast, official data showed on Tuesday.Core inflation — which excludes private road transport and accommodation costs — rose 5%
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayJERUSALEM — Israel aims to parlay its technological prowess to become an artificial intelligence (AI) “superpower,” the Defense Ministry director-general said on Monday, predicting advances in autonomous warfare and streamlined combat decision-making.Steps to harness rapid AI evolutions
REUTERSBEIJING — A fraud in northern China that used sophisticated “deepfake” technology to convince a man to transfer money to a supposed friend has sparked concern about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to aid financial crimes.China has been tightening scrutiny of such technology
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Ireland is set to become the first country in the world to put health warnings on alcohol products. Dublin’s health minister Stephen Donnelly signed new regulations on Monday, which will warn drinkers about the health risks of drinking alcohol, as well as the calorie
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Brexit regret has reached record levels, according to new polling which said just 9% of Brits consider it to be more of a success than a failure. According to a YouGov survey, 62% of people describe it as more of a flop – including
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Train passengers face losing access to wifi after the government told rail companies to stop providing the service unless they can demonstrate its business case. The move is being pushed by the Department for Transport in order to cut costs as it looks to
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>The UK’s borrowing bill rose in April on the back of stubbornly high inflation forcing up the government’s debt interest payments. Official figures showed that public sector borrowing climbed to £25.6 billion last month, up from £13.7 billion in the same month last year