Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi treated in intensive care in Milan hospital

By Federico Maccioni and Angelo Amante MILAN (Reuters) -Silvio Berlusconi, who served as Italian prime minister four times and made a fortune from commercial TV, was being treated in intensive care on Wednesday in a cardiac unit at Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital after reportedly suffering breathing problems. The 86-year-old billionaire media tycoon has suffered repeated …

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Thyssenkrupp targets June window for Nucera IPO attempt – sources

By Christoph Steitz and Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Thyssenkrupp may pick June to list its hydrogen business Nucera, provided equity markets are robust, three people familiar with the matter said, in what could be a multi-billion euro initial public offering. Plans to list Nucera, a 66%-34% joint venture between Thyssenkrupp and Italy’s De Nora, …

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Polish central bank leaves main interest rate unchanged

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s central bank held its main interest rate at 6.75% on Wednesday, as expected, and said it believes weakening gross domestic product growth, together with already implemented rate hikes, would help gradually curb inflation. “The council assesses that the weakening of the external economic conditions, together with a decline in …

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Ex-Intel chief architect explores data center deals for AI startup in India

By Chavi Mehta BENGALURU (Reuters) – Intel Corp’s former chief architect Raja Koduri is in talks with Hiranandani-backed data center operator Yotta for a deal for his generative artificial intelligence startup, which he said will have a big presence in India. His yet-to-be-named firm would either partner or acquire Yotta, which has data centers in …

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Romania lifts Eurobond issuance ceiling, could still downsize targets

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Finance Ministry has raised its Eurobond issuance ceiling to accommodate foreign debt plans worth 9.5 billion euros ($10.4 billion) from April until December 2024, treasury chief Stefan Nanu said on Wednesday. But Eurobond issuance targets for this year could be downsized given robust demand for domestic debt, he …

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UN chief condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned a decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations and called for the decision to be immediately revoked, his spokesperson said in a statement. “This is a violation of the inalienable fundamental human rights of women,” …

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