US lawmakers propose reforms to tool used to bar Chinese tech gearThe Republican chair of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee and top Democrat on the panel are unveiling legislation to reform a key national security tool used by the Federal Communications Commission to bar Chinese tech gear.Reuters14d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetchinese tech gear ban reform
US fixed 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 7.12%, MBA saysThe rate on the most popular US home loan rose last week to its highest in more than two years, after the Federal Reserve lifted short-term interest rates to combat inflation, and rising oil prices drove up Treasury yields that underpin residential borrowing costs.Reuters15d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetmortgage rate increase
Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airportEthiopian Airlines suspended flights to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Wednesday after Tigrayan forces seized the airport in the regional capital Mekelle from federal police, according to local sources.Reuters15d agoWhole story →SecurityBuildtigray conflict escalation
