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Tesla, Volvo Car pause output as Red Sea shipping crisis deepens

By Victoria Waldersee, Anna Ringstrom and Marie Mannes BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Automakers Tesla and Geely-owned Volvo Car said they were suspending some production in Europe due to a shortage of components, the first clear sign that attacks on shipping in the Red Sea are hitting manufacturers in the region. The United States and Britain launched a …

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Yemen’s enigmatic Houthi leader is fierce battlefield commander

By Michael Georgy and Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Abdul Malik al-Houthi, enigmatic leader of Yemen’s Houthi fighters whose attacks on Red Sea shipping have drawn fire from the U.S. and British militaries, created the defiant force challenging world powers from a ragtag militia in sandals. Multiple shipping lines have suspended operations or taken …

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Flagging loan margins, one-off charges drag down profit at major US banks

By Michelle Price, Saeed Azhar and Tatiana Bautzer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Major U.S. banks reported lower profits on Friday in a choppy fourth quarter clouded by special charges and job cuts, with signs an income boost from high interest rates is waning and some consumer loans are starting to sour. Still, the country’s largest lenders JPMorgan, …

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Britain’s Sunak, in Ukraine, announces increase in military aid

By Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited wartime Kyiv on Friday to sign a new security agreement and announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine to buy drones, including surveillance, long-range strike and sea drones. Britain, one of Ukraine’s closest allies during President Vladimir Putin’s Russian invasion, will increase …

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Biden’s age pushes some New Hampshire voters to Phillips, Williamson

By Jarrett Renshaw MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Polling shows President Joe Biden is unlikely to suffer a setback in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary this month – but if he does, it will be because of voters like Tim Fitzpatrick. A supporter of Biden in 2020, Fitzpatrick, a 24-year-old college student, is not energized by …

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