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China urges giant state firms to be tech ‘pillars’ in self-reliance drive
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has urged big state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to play a key role in its drive to attain self-reliance in technology, raising the stakes in the race amid rifts with the United ...
May 10, 2023
Serbians surrender over 3,000 pieces of weapons after mass shootings
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbians have surrendered more than 3,000 illegal weapons and parts in the first two days of a gun amnesty introduced after two mass shootings in which 17 people were killed, Pres...
May 10, 2023
Futures lower as focus shifts to inflation data
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve was successful in bringing down rising prices. The Consu...
May 10, 2023
Exclusive-Biden to sign defence pact in Papua New Guinea, with eyes on China
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - United States President Joe Biden will sign defence and surveillance agreements with Papua New Guinea, the island nation's foreign minister said, on a visit that r...
May 10, 2023
Ford’s new muscle truck, Ranger Raptor, made possible by EVs
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday unveiled the latest addition to its muscle truck franchise - a Ranger Raptor midsize pickup with a 405-horsepower engine and a suspension...
May 10, 2023
Vietnam says heatwaves to strain power system
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's state utility on Wednesday warned the national power system will be stretched as electricity consumption is forecast to rise sharply due to anticipated heatwaves, while wat...
May 10, 2023
Military object found in Polish forest was Russian missile – media
WARSAW (Reuters) - The military object found in a Polish forest in April was a Russian CH-55 missile, Polish private media outlets RMF FM and Polsat News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources....
May 10, 2023
Kremlin says Russia’s view on Black Sea grain deal understood by all parties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's stance on the Black Sea grain deal - that its own interests must be taken into account in talks aimed at extending it beyond May 18 - was...
May 10, 2023
Google expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft’s AI search challenge
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday is expected to unveil more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft Corp, which has thre...
May 10, 2023
U.S. prosecutors look at short selling in bank shares – source
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in Washington are looking into short seller activity around the recent volatility in U.S. bank shares sparked by the failure of three regiona...
May 10, 2023
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