Hong Kong court makes landmark ruling protecting transgender rights

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s top court on Monday ruled that the policy of barring transgender people from changing their gender shown on ID cards unless they undergo full sex reassignment surgery violates their rights and is unconstitutional. The Court of Final Appeal unanimously sided with appeals launched by transgender activists …

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EU’s Breton urges rethink on cross-border telecoms mergers

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged antitrust regulators on Monday to consider allowing more cross-border mergers in the European telecoms industry, backing calls by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Telecom Italia. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has been reluctant to allow telecoms providers acquire EU peers without hefty …

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El capitán del Barcelona, Sergio Busquets, sufre una lesión en el tobillo

6 feb (Reuters) – El capitán del Barcelona, Sergio Busquets, sufrió una lesión en el tobillo y no estará disponible para jugar hasta que se recupere, dijo el club español el lunes. El centrocampista defensivo presentó un esguince en el ligamento lateral externo del tobillo izquierdo y provocó un problema al inicio de la victoria …

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Servicio de Disney en Hong Kong elimina episodio de “Los Simpson” con referencia a “trabajo forzado”

HONG KONG, 6 feb (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co retiró un episodio de la exitosa serie de dibujos animados “Los Simpson” que contiene una referencia a “campos de trabajo forzado” en China de su servicio de transmisión en Hong Kong, según una verificación del servicio. El episodio “One angry Lisa”, que se emitió por primera …

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Analysis-Despite stupendous win on Adani, India short-selling boom unlikely

By Anshuman Daga, Scott Murdoch and Svea Herbst-Bayliss SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hindenburg Research’s spectacular short bet against India’s Adani group could lead other investors to consider using similar strategies in the South Asian nation but regulatory hurdles and shareholding constraints will make them tough to implement. U.S.-based Hindenburg revealed a short position last month …

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Zinssorgen und Ballon-Abschuss belasten Europas Börsen

Frankfurt (Reuters) – Wieder aufgeflammte Zinssorgen und die Furcht vor weiter zunehmenden Spannungen zwischen den USA und China belasten die europäischen Aktienmärkte. Der Dax gab zum Wochenauftakt mehr als ein Prozent auf 15.285 Punkte nach. Sein europäisches Pendant, der EuroStoxx50, fiel um 1,6 Prozent auf 4188 Zähler. Noch immer hallten die überraschend starken Job-Zahlen in …

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Philippines’ Metro Pacific to acquire third of coconut firm for $98 million

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp is buying one-third of Axelum Resources Corp for 5.32 billion pesos ($97.7 million), the coconut products manufacturer and exporter said on Monday. Reuters earlier on Monday reported that Metro Pacific, which is expanding its agribusiness portfolio at a time of high commodity …

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