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Tornado in China's Guangzhou kills five and injures 33, Xinhua says

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A tornado that struck the city of Guangzhou in southern China killed five people and left 33 injured, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday, citing local authorities. The tornado hit the city's Baiyun district on Saturday ...

The logo of Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, March 27, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz says US DOJ ended investigation into diesel emissions scandal

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its probe into the Mercedes-Benz diesel emissions scandal and the car manufacturer is no longer facing charges, the company said on Saturday. Mercedes-Benz cooperated fully with the ...

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BHP considering improved proposal for Anglo American after bid rejected, source says

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -BHP Group is considering making an improved offer for Anglo American after its $39 billion initial proposal was rejected by the London-listed miner, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. BHP is in discussions on a revised bid for ...

Workers wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak load steel products for export to a cargo ship at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China May 27, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS?File Photo

China Q1 industrial profits' growth pace stirs doubts about economic recovery

Reuters |Updated 16 hours ago |3 min read

By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China's industrial profits fell in March and slowed gains for the quarter compared to the first two months, official data showed on Saturday, raising doubts about the strength of a recovery for the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says

Stephen Nellis |Updated 17 hours ago |2 min read

(Corrects spelling of Blinken in paragraph 4) By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back China's economy or technological development, Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

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Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated 21 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

Husky Oil Operations Ltd. has been ordered to pay a total of $2.5 million in fines for a 2018 crude oil spill believed to be the largest in the province’s history. Provincial Court Judge Lois Skanes accepted a joint sentencing submission from Crown ...

Apple logo is seen on the MacBook in this illustration taken taken April 12, 2020.

Apple renews talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features, Bloomberg News reports

Reuters |Updated 20 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) -Apple Inc has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup's generative AI technology to power some new features being introduced in the iPhone later this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The companies have begun ...

The logo of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is seen at the company's headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil February 28, 2018.

Planemaker Embraer CEO says supply chain has been improving

Gabriel Araujo |Updated 20 hours ago |2 min read

By Gabriel Araujo SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS (Reuters) -The chief executive of Brazil's Embraer said on Friday that supply chain issues impacting planemakers have been improving but some challenges remain. Francisco Gomes Neto told reporters at an event ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) logo is seen at the FDIC headquarters as Chairman Sheila Bair announces the bank and thrift industry earnings for the fourth quarter 2010, in Washington, February 23, 2011.REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

US regulators seize troubled lender Republic First, sell it to Fulton Bank

Reuters |Updated 18 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -U.S. regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank, underscoring the challenges facing regional banks a year after the collapse of three peers. Philadelphia-based Republic First, which had abandoned ...

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023.

Google plans $3 billion data center investment in Indiana, Virginia

Reuters |Updated 23 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google said on Friday it would invest $3 billion to set up a data center campus in Indiana and expand sites in Virginia. A boom in artificial intelligence applications has increased the demand for cloud computing, ...

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