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☆ Madeleine McCann’s parents lose libel case over claims they were involved in her disappearance
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS — The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal had given them a fair hearing in their libel battle against a former Portuguese policeman. Kate and Gerry McCann sued Amaral for libel. In 2015, a Portuguese court ruled in their favor, ordering Amaral to pay them damages. “We took action for one and only one reason: Mr Amaral’s unfounded claims were having a detrimental impact on the search for Madeleine,” the statement said. “The focus is now rightly on the search for Madeleine and her abductor(s).

☆ Crypto’s bear market is unlike others before it. This time the Fed's steering the ship
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

In any other year, the bitcoin price would have skyrocketed after the BlackRock announcement, but it didn't. Bitcoin hit its all-time high on Nov. 8, less than a week after the Fed first introduced the tapering . "Bitcoin OGs want to believe that it's a risk-off asset – that's a long-term trajectory," said Burak Tamac, senior researcher at CryptoQuant. It's bitcoin that's received so much hostility about being environmentally unfriendly, but myths about the cryptocurrency's environmental impact are slowly being debunked . Beyond bitcoin, crypto remains just a little too out of reach for many.

PARIS/MILAN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The collapse of a deal to form a French TV giant to challenge U.S. streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX.O) knocked shares in M6 Group (MMTP.PA) and TF1 (TFFP.PA) on Monday. France's two biggest private broadcasters gave up their merger plan on Friday citing French antitrust requirements that rendered the deal unworkable. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"It is extremely disappointing, it shows the incapacity in France of pushing a unifying project to create a French media champion," said Mikael Jacoby, head of continental trading at Oddo Securities. At 1424 GMT, TF1 shares were down 3.3% and shares in M6 were 3% lower. "Hedge funds don't want exposure to the advertising sector, people are very worried about next year," a merger arbitrage analyst said.

☆ Putin could go ‘scorched earth’ in response to Ukraine’s incredible military success — and the consequences would be grave
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Viktoria Bräuner | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukrainian troops have been making big advances in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. Insider spoke with two professors about how Russian President Vladimir Putin may react. Ukrainian troops told The Telegraph over the weekend that Russian forces had been fleeing the area and that Ukrainian forces were overwhelmed by the amount of weaponry and ammunition they'd abandoned. Possible use of chemical or nuclear weaponsMasala said the use of chemical or nuclear weapons by Russia was "always a theoretical option" but "very unlikely." "I think the use of nuclear weapons is out of the question at the moment," he said.

☆ The biggest dilemma for homeowners right now: Should I sell or rent my home in 2022?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

More owners are now wrestling with the question of whether to sell their home or rent it out. Sellers in today's housing market face a nagging question: Should I just rent out my home instead? He told Insider he's now debating whether to sell or rent out his property. Some property managers are preparing for more homeowners to choose to rent out their homes rather than sell. "As we move into fall here, and more and more properties continue to hit the market, the market becomes weaker and weaker," Linnemann said.

☆ Novartis debuted its first integrated sustainability and finance report this year — more companies are likely to follow suit
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-06 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A coalition of sustainability organizations has recommended integrated reporting to improve the quality of information. Global organizations for decades have wrangled with not just what to report on sustainability goals, but how to report. To learn more about the Novartis Access Principles, Insider turned to the company's integrated report. On May 25, 2022, the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS), the chairs of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), announced they would be incorporating the IIRC's current framework. Novartis tapped the Integrated Reporting Framework in developing the report, as well as SASB Standards provided by the Value Reporting Foundation.

☆ Execs at Bank of America, Deloitte, and Pfizer say good governance makes meeting environmental and social goals possible
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-16 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Companies that want to meet their environmental and social goals need strong governance to do it. Good governance can help companies narrow the gap between their ESG goals and their performance. Improving governance measures can help companies close the gaps between their stated goals around environmental, social, and governance performance and what they're accomplishing, said Jennifer Steinmann, global sustainability and climate practice leader at Deloitte. Caroline Roan, chief sustainability officer at Pfizer, said good governance does more than show whether a company is abiding by its commitments. "That would really help organizations."

☆ European carmakers should wean off fossil fuels by 2040, Audi chief says
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) - Europe's carmakers should wean themselves off fossil fuels from 2040, chief executive of Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) Audi said on Friday, calling for quicker expansion of renewable energy capacity in Bavaria, where Audi is based, and elsewhere. read more"Let's be courageous as Europeans and take it upon ourselves to give up on fossil fuels completely from 2040," Markus Duessmann said at a conference. Audi will stop selling combustion engine cars from 2033. Its parent Volkswagen will do so from 2035 in Europe and later in China and the United States, it has said. read moreStill, other carmakers like BMW have warned against focusing exclusively on producing electric vehicles too soon, with demand for combustion engines still high.

☆ Transgender TikTok creators say the app's mysterious 'For You' page is a breeding ground for transphobia and targeted harassment
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-27 | by ( Connor Perrett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

Brickham, a 38-year-old trans woman living in Florida, posted photos of her transition after seeing other trans creators do the same. But transgender creators say TikTok is an unwitting accelerator for transphobia and harassment. TikTok features — like duets, which allow users to respond to another user's videos — have also been a tool for harassers. Trans creators told Insider that the "For You" page allowed them to quickly find a community and support on the app. Creators told Insider that the transphobia they faced on TikTok was more intense than on other social-media platforms.

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