ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power when, about six months ago, they communicated to Turkey plans for a major offensive and felt they had received its tacit approval, two sources with knowledge of the planning said. Launched barely …
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(Reuters) – Tesla aims to start its robotaxi service with a company-owned fleet backed up by human teleoperators for safety, Deutsche Bank said in a note after a meeting with the company’s head of investor relations. The electric vehicle maker still is shooting for a launch of its cheaper vehicle in the first half of …
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By Ron Bousso and Yuka Obayashi LONDON (Reuters) -BP and Japanese power generator JERA have agreed to join forces to form one of the world’s largest offshore wind operators, a major step in CEO Murray Auchincloss’ efforts to reduce BP’s focus on renewables. BP’s retreat from offshore wind reflects a similar trend at rivals Shell …
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By Federico Maccioni ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has yet to decide where to base its global headquarters, its CEO told Reuters on Monday, years after it flagged a decision was imminent, but the executive pointed to moves it has made to improve corporate governance. “We are still working very hard on this …
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By Samia Nakhoul, Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) -The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran’s network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and Arab powers must now deal with the risk of instability and extremism from the mosaic of forces that …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries plan to promote geothermal energy as they hunt for ways to replace Russian gas and bring down energy prices, a draft EU document showed. The 27 EU members will jointly endorse geothermal energy for the first time at a meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels …
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By Toby Sterling ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Monday extended the detention of a Russian former employee of semiconductor equipment maker ASML suspected of stealing intellectual property and selling it to buyers in Russia in violation of European sanctions. The suspect is German Aksenov, a 43-year-old man who has worked for ASML subsidiary …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will convene all political parties willing to compromise with a view to forming a government on Tuesday at 1300 GMT, the Elysee presidential palace said in Monday. A source close to Macron said neither the far-right National Rally party nor the left wing France Unbowed party wanted to …
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – Italy could become Europe’s second-largest auto producer within the next five years, one of Stellantis’ top managers said in an Italian TV interview on Monday, ahead of talks with the Rome government. Industry Minister Adolfo Urso has said he expects the automaker to present a clear plan to revive …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria is dropping its veto on Romania and Bulgaria becoming full members of Europe’s Schengen free-travel area, its interior ministry said on Monday, paving the way for European Union interior ministers to approve the move at a meeting on Thursday. Romania and Bulgaria, both EU and NATO members, partly joined Schengen in …
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