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7 hours ago | cp24.com | Jack Kim |Josh Smith |Sandra Maler |Edwina Gibbs

SEOUL - North Korea's internet is experiencing a major outage on Saturday, said a UK-based researcher, adding that the cause may be may be internal rather than a cyberattack. North Korea's main news web sites and its Foreign Ministry internet site were inaccessible on Saturday morning, according to checks by Reuters.

1 day ago | today.westlaw.com | Gursimran Kaur |Sandra Maler |Edwina Gibbs |Shubham Kalia

(Reuters) - OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely, arguing that the order conflicts with privacy commitments it has made with users.

4 days ago | gurutrade.com | Andrea Shalal |Leslie Adler |Sandra Maler

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday said it had approved a $1.5 billion, two-year precautionary flexible line of credit for Costa Rica, saying it would enhance Costa Rica's external buffers against potential risks. In a statement, the IMF said its Flexible Credit Line arrangements were reserved for countries with very strong policy frameworks and track records in economic performance.

1 week ago | inspectioneering.com | Alexandra Valencia |Sarah Morland |Sandra Maler |Michael Perry

Ecuador's state oil producer Petroecuador on Thursday declared a 60-day emergency at the South American nation's largest oil refinery, its second emergency in one month, after a fire this week caused damage to some fuel tanks. Petroecuador said it had identified damages at two fuel tanks and in an electrical substation at its Esmeraldas refinery in northern Ecuador, which was affecting operational capacity.

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Saeed Azhar |Lananh Nguyen |Sandra Maler |Mark Porter

NEW YORK, (Reuters) - U.S. homeowners and prospective buyers are feeling the most uncertain about the real estate market since 2023, a Bank of America survey showed on Wednesday, as rising mortgage rates deter buyers. Of the 2,000 respondents to BofA's poll, 60% said they could not tell whether it was a good time to buy a home, according to a report published by the nation's second-largest lender. That is up from 57% last year and 48% in 2023.