BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Coast Guard said on Tuesday it fired water cannon at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, accusing Manila of an “illegal” intrusion and the ramming of one of its vessels. The confrontation comes a week after China approved plans to turn the shoal into a …
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By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Nvidia’s RTX6000D, its newest artificial intelligence chip tailored for the Chinese market, has seen only lukewarm demand with some major tech firms opting not to place orders, two people with knowledge of procurement discussions said. The RTX6000D, designed mainly for AI inference tasks, is seen as expensive …
By Gursimran Mehar and Shivani Tanna (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sued the New York Times, four of its reporters, and publisher Penguin Random House for at least $15 billion on Monday, claiming defamation and libel, and citing reputational damage, a Florida court filing showed. Trump’s suit cites a series of New York Times …
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By Rae Wee and Sara Rossi SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares held steady on Tuesday, as investors bought U.S. stock futures on the premise that the Federal Reserve would likely cut rates this week, while selling equities in Europe, where borrowing costs look less likely to fall much further. MSCI’s all-country index edged up 0.15% …
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Rom (Reuters) – Ein italienisches Gericht hat am Dienstag die Auslieferung eines mutmaßlichen Drahtziehers der Anschläge auf die Nord-Stream-Gaspipelines nach Deutschland angeordnet. Die Bundesanwaltschaft wirft dem Mann vor, die Anschläge auf die Ostsee-Pipelines im September 2022 koordiniert zu haben. (Reuters-Büro Rom)
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – An Afghan national with suspected Islamist motives was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Tuesday for stabbing a police officer to death and injuring five others at an anti-Islam rally last year. The verdict comes at a time of heated debate about deportations of criminals and failed …
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By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank is considering a tax on gold trading as well as other measures to stabilise the soaring baht, its governor said on Tuesday, as the currency hit a four-year high driven by a weaker dollar as well as surging gold exports to neighbouring Cambodia. …
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(Reuters) – Die französische Großbank BNP Paribas sieht Anzeichen für eine Erholung des Privat- und Firmenkundengeschäfts und hat sich ein neues mittelfristiges Renditeziel gesetzt. Für 2028 werde eine Eigenkapitalrendite (ROTE) von 13 Prozent angepeilt, teilte die nach Bilanzsumme größte Bank der Eurozone am Dienstag mit. 2026 soll diese auf zwölf Prozent steigen, nach 10,9 Prozent …
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By Sethuraman N R and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian mining and metals conglomerate Vedanta Ltd will continue to rely on coal as its primary energy source for mining operations while aiming to increase the share of renewable sources in its energy mix, a top executive said on Tuesday. Coal accounts for nearly 70% …
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Berlin (Reuters) – Die Sparkassen in Hessen und Thüringen rechnen für 2025 mit einem niedrigeren Gewinn, sehen sich aber dank eines robusten Zinsgeschäfts gut aufgestellt. Der Zinsüberschuss werde mit 2,9 Milliarden Euro das hohe Vorjahresniveau erreichen, teilte der Sparkassen- und Giroverband Hessen-Thüringen (SGVHT) am Dienstag mit. Dies sei angesichts der Leitzinssenkungen der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) …
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