SEOUL (Reuters) - Several airlines have updated their guidance on carrying lithium batteries onboard. The batteries are in devices such as cellphones and e-cigarettes, and can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat. In 2024, three incidents every two weeks of overheating lithium batteries on planes were recorded globally by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, compared to just under...

MEXICO CITY, March 24 (Reuters) - A power outage left different towns in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, including the popular tourist destination Cancun, without electricity, local media reported on Monday evening. It was not immediately clear what caused the latest outage and state-owned utility CFE, a near-monopoly that produces around 99% of the country's electricity, could not...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will launch a special probe into violations of the free trade pact with the United States regarding country of origin markings, the Korea Customs Service (KCS) said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. South Korea is among 20 countries worldwide, and one of only three in the Asia-Pacific region, that has a...

World Network (CRYPTO: WLD) was one of the cryptocurrency market’s hottest coins Monday, amid speculation about a deal with Visa Inc ( V ). to build a new stablecoin wallet. What happened: WLD, the native currency of the decentralized identity verification project, jumped over 11%, becoming the fifth-most successful cryptocurrency in the last 24 hours. The coin's trading volume nearly...