By Jeffrey Dastin, Kenrick Cai and Anna Tong VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Deep in the cavernous convention center here, on math-filled posters or in spirited conversations, could be a breakthrough for artificial intelligence in the making. More than 16,000 computer scientists and fellow travelers gathered in British Columbia over the past week for what has become …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European countries and companies have a combined demand for around 15 billion cubic metres (BCM) of Russian gas next year via Ukraine, Slovakia’s economy minister said on Monday. Slovakia and other countries receiving gas from Russia, transited via pipelines in Ukraine, are in talks to try to avoid those …
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By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian authorities sought to limit the damage on Monday from oil spilled into the Kerch Strait by two ageing tankers that were damaged during a heavy weekend storm, highlighting the environmental and insurance risks of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’. One crew member was killed after the Volgoneft 212 split in half, …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement since being toppled from power, saying he was evacuated to Russia from the Hmeimim base on Dec. 8 as it came under drone attack, after leaving Damascus that morning with rebel fighters closing in. His written statement was published on the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel …
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By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese (Reuters) – Spot gold prices gained on Monday, supported by ongoing geopolitical concerns and a softer dollar, as markets awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, where a third rate cut and clues on the 2025 outlook are expected. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,654.27 per ounce as of 01:41 p.m. …
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By Andrius Sytas TALLINN (Reuters) – Twelve Western countries have agreed measures to “disrupt and deter” Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of vessels in order to prevent sanctions breaches and increase the cost to Moscow of the war in Ukraine, Estonia’s government said on Monday. The measures were agreed by Germany, Britain, Poland, the Netherlands, the …
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By Julie Zhu and Anousha Sakoui HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -Fast fashion retailer Shein is considering asking UK regulators to waive listing rules that require at least 10% of its shares to be sold to the public in its planned London flotation, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The company is exploring this option …
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By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union should be ready to ease sanctions on Syria if the country’s new leadership takes “positive steps” to establish an inclusive government and respect women’s and minority rights, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday. Many EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels on Monday …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on Monday approved a special law designed to maintain core state functions and prevent any interruption of public services, three days after President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024. The French constitution allows for a special law to …
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By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday that the bloc should suspend visa-free travel for Georgian officials holding diplomatic passports following a crackdown in Georgia on pro-EU protests. “The situation is not going to a positive direction for the Georgian people,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters …
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