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Talks between Chevron and labour unions in Australia are set to drag into Friday — keeping natural gas markets on edge — as unions said a deal to avert strikes is unlikely.

Tyler Childers, the singer-songwriter, is set to embark on his Mule Pull '24 tour in 2024 to support his upcoming album, Rustin’ In The Rain, releasing on September 8. The tour begins in Europe and then moves to North America. Fans in England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway can attend his concerts. The North American concert ticket presale is ongoing, with registration closing on September 10 at 11:59 pm ET. Registering on Tyler Childers' official website grants access to the Verified Fan presale on September 13. The Europe and UK show presale will also be on September 13, with tickets available at tylerchildersmusic.com.

In a bid to slow down deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most

Meta has lost a legal battle to freeze an order from Norway’s data protection authority that imposes hefty fines on the Facebook and Instagram owner over advertising practices deemed to violate user privacy

Andreas Schuller, known by his producer name Axident, has just started the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that give their owners a percentage of future streaming royalties to Justin Bieber’s song 'Company'. 

Fortescue Metals Group has tempered its green hydrogen ambitions in investor briefings aimed at settling market nerves about its risk appetite in green energy and recent leadership upheavals.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold extensive interactions with EU parliamentarians, students and the Indian diaspora during his almost week-long visit to Europe, which began on Tuesday. Sources said Gandhi will meet and hold consultations with EU MPs on September 7 in Brussels, the first of his interactions during his visit.

Meta Platforms can be fined for breaching users' privacy, a Norwegian court ruled on Wednesday, stopping an attempt by the owner of Facebook and Instagram to halt a fine imposed by the Nordic country's data regulator. Meta has been fined one million crowns ($93,200) per day since Aug. 14 for harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them.

TikTok says operations have started at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app’s project to ease Western fears about privacy risks

TikTok has hired British cybersecurity firm NCC to audit its data controls and protections, and provide independent verification, as part of the social media company's data security regime, nicknamed «Project Clover». Several government bodies have banned TikTok from staff phones due to growing concerns about the company, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, and whether China's government could harvest users' data to advance its interests.

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur

By Maggie Fick

MUNICH (Reuters) — Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) plans to expand into more European markets, including Germany, Britain and France in 2024, president Brian Gu told reporters on Monday at the IAA (NYSE:IAA) Mobility motor show in Munich.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss injection Wegovy in Britain in a bid to expand its presence in the region and keep up with rising demand. The company said that Wegovy will be available in the UK ‘through a controlled and limited launch’. Wegovy has been shown to help patients reduce their body weight by around 15 percent when paired with exercise and lifestyle changes.

Russia, Belarus and Iran not to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies as the Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation following “strong reactions" from the Swedish lawmakers. Earlier today, several Swedish lawmakers said they would boycott this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies in Stockholm, after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its position from a year earlier and invited representatives of the three countries to attend, saying it “promotes opportunities to convey the important messages of the Nobel Prize to everyone." Some of the lawmakers cited Russia's war on Ukraine and the crackdown on human rights in Iran as reasons for their boycott.

Blink 182 canceled their program in Glasgow. They pulled out of the OVO Hydro program scheduled for Friday. A second performance at the Hydro on Saturday, as well as upcoming shows in Belfast and Dublin, have been canceled. In an Instagram post, the band said, “The Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin shows are being postponed. Due to an urgent family matter, Travis has had to return home to the States.”

Nobel Foundation that administers the prestigious awards, has reversed its invitation policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, as well as the leader of a far-right Swedish party, who had previously been banned. Vidar Helgesen, the executive director of the private foundation said in a statement that there was a global trend in which «dialogue between those with differing views is being reduced.» To counter that, he said, «We are now broadening our invitations to celebrate and understand the Nobel Prize and the importance of free science, free culture and free, peaceful societies.» The foundation said that invitation for the 2023 events was extended to all countries with diplomatic missions in Sweden and Norway and parties «that have parliamentary representation via democratic elections,» adding that «this common approach promotes opportunities to convey the important messages of the Nobel Prize to everyone, and in future this practice will be common to the entire organisation.» Last year, the diplomatic envoys of Russia and Belarus were barred from attending the glittery prize ceremonies and banquets, which always take place on December 10, because of the war in Ukraine, and the ambassador of Iran was also excluded because of «the serious and escalating situation» in the country. All the Nobel Prizes are handed out in Stockholm other than the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo. The foundation also extended the invitation to the Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Akesson who declined it, saying on Facebook that «unfortunately I'm busy that day.» Swedish political party leaders are traditionally invited to the banquet but Akesson, who heads a nationalist party with far-right roots, has been snubbed in the

Narendra Modi on Thursday after meeting18-year-old chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and congratulating him on his brilliant performance at the International Chess Federation (FIDE). On social media platform X, Modi said that Praggnanandhaa personify passion and perseverance. The prime minister said, “Had very special visitors at 7, LKM today.

Brent crude edged up by 3 cents to $84.45 a barrel by 1332 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dipped 4 cents to $80.07. Hurricane Idalia strengthened on Tuesday as it headed towards Florida's Gulf Coast after skirting past Cuba. It is likely to cause power outages and could hit crude production.

Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Europe next month to meet European Commission lawmakers in Belgium besides addressing students at a university in Paris, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. Sources said that the Congress leader is also likely to address the Indian diaspora at an event in Oslo in early September. Rahul Gandhi is likely to leave for Paris in the first week of September for a five-day tour to Europe.

Neeraj Chopra made India proud again after he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships. He scripted history on Sunday with a best throw of 88.17m in the men's javelin final in Budapest. The 25-year-old dominated the competition and achieved his best throw of the day in his second attempt.