ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government has not yet taken a decision on whether to leave the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China and is reviewing its options, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday. Italy joined the ambitious BRI programme in 2019, despite protests from the United States. The pact comes up …
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By Anna Tong (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday demonstrated an updated core search product that embeds more AI in its answers as the company looks to banish doubts that it is losing ground to Microsoft Corp’s OpenAI-powered Bing search. Google already has a Bard chatbot that competes with ChatGPT, the chatbot from OpenAI …
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By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) -“Think it possible you may be mistaken”, England’s leader Oliver Cromwell demanded in a public letter to the Church of Scotland ahead of the battle of Dunbar in 1650.¹ Cromwell is not known to history for self-doubt or toleration, and the letter was written when he was at the head …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz and Aidan Lewis DUBAI (Reuters) – Fighting in Sudan’s capital escalated on Wednesday with fierce clashes and air strikes, but rival military factions were reported to be close to a ceasefire agreement in talks in Saudi Arabia. Residents reported ground battles in several neighbourhoods of Khartoum between the army and the paramilitary …
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By Karen Freifeld and Sarah N. Lynch CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (Reuters) – U.S. Representative George Santos on Wednesday vowed to fight charges of fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds in the latest hit to the newly elected Republican, who has resisted calls to resign for lying about his resume. “It’s a witch …
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(Reuters) – A petit basset griffon Vendeen named Buddy Holly won best of show on Tuesday in the 147th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, beating out more than 3,000 dogs from 210 breeds and varieties to claim the most prestigious such U.S. prize. A six-year-old male from Palm Springs, California, Buddy Holly became the …
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By Foo Yun Chee and Ilona Wissenbach BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Lufthansa suffered a setback on Wednesday after Europe’s second-highest court sided with Ryanair and annulled a European Union competition regulator’s decision clearing its state bailout. The court cited errors in the EU competition regulators’ decision to approve the German government’s 6-billion-euro ($6.60 billion) rescue package …
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By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stock markets rose and bond yields slid on Wednesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices in April rose at a slightly slower-than-expected pace, suggesting the Federal Reserve is succeeding in taming high inflation. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% after rising 0.1% in March, …
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By Kate Lamb LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders pledged on Wednesday to crack down on online scams operated by human traffickers to prey on vulnerable job seekers, particularly in the poorest countries of the region. Meeting in Indonesia for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the leaders called for …
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By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar remained stable against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as data showed inflation slowed slightly more than expected last month but gave traders little clarity on the U.S. monetary policy outlook. A U.S. Labor Department report on Wednesday showed the annual increase in consumer prices dipped …
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