LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) – British foreign secretary David Lammy will visit China on a two-day visit starting on Friday in a bid to improve relations between the two countries after years of tensions over security concerns and alleged human rights abuses. Lammy will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing before visiting Shanghai …
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By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Mitzi Gaynor, whose singing and dancing brightened Hollywood musicals throughout the 1950s, including trying unsuccessfully to “wash that man right outa my hair” as nurse Nellie Forbush in “South Pacific,” has died at the age of 93. Gaynor died peacefully of natural causes, her management team said on Thursday. “For …
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb adjusted his portfolio to capture a potential boom in corporate activity after the Nov. 5 U.S. election where he expects the Republican Party will chalk up wins. Loeb believes the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is more likely to win the White House and …
By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen (Reuters) -A judge on Wednesday overturned controversial changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board, the latest defeat for allies of Donald Trump seeking to change how the state’s votes are counted in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election. Judge Thomas Cox struck down a half-dozen …
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb told investors on Thursday that his firm Third Point built a new stake in DSV A/S during the third quarter and he sees “significant upside” for the Danish freight forwarder and logistics company. DSV will benefit from its planned acquisition of Schenker, …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is warning Israel to not even consider striking Iranian nuclear facilities, state news agency TASS quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday. After Iran’s missile attack on Israel on Oct. 1, there has been speculation that Israel could strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, as it has long threatened to …
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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales increased solidly in September likely as lower gasoline prices gave consumers more money to spend at restaurants and bars, supporting the view that the economy maintained a strong growth pace in the third quarter. The slightly stronger-than-expected rise in sales reported by the Commerce Department on Thursday …
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By Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan called on Thursday for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed on the Afghanistan-Iran border. Afghan media outlets including Tolo News, citing witnesses, said more than 200 Afghan migrants …
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(Reuters) – Bain & Co said on Thursday it will expand its partnership with OpenAI to sell the AI startup’s tools, including ChatGPT, to the consultancy’s clients. Last year, the companies had set up a global services alliance to make Bain’s clients aware about OpenAI’s technology. The Boston-based consultancy has made OpenAI platforms, including ChatGPT …
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(Reuters) -Cash-strapped electric luxury sedan maker Lucid said on Thursday a combined public offering and private placement of roughly 637 million shares would likely fetch it $1.67 billion. The stock sale as well as its latest warning of a bigger-than-expected loss for the third quarter sent Lucid shares down as much as 16.5% to $2.74, …
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