By Vitalii Hnidyi NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER, Ukraine (Reuters) -The Russian commander of a militia that conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week said on Wednesday his group would soon launch more incursions into Russian territory. Denis Kapustin, who described himself as the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), spoke to …
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(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy renewed his appeal on Wednesday for U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets, saying their appearance with Ukrainian pilots would be a sure signal from the world that Russia’s invasion would end in defeat. “The main thing is the speed in training and in supply – meaning the time between decisions in real …
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(Reuters) – Swedish telecoms company Ericsson beat a lawsuit by U.S. shareholders on Wednesday, when a federal judge ruled it did not mislead investors about its compliance with U.S. anti-bribery laws. The lawsuit filed by a Boston-based pension fund claimed that Ericsson had overstated the extent to which it had eliminated the use of bribes …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – The Colombian unit of Italy’s biggest utility, Enel, indefinitely suspended the construction of a wind farm in Colombia’s north on Wednesday after a series of protests by local communities. The decision comes two weeks after Enel reached an agreement with the communities to allow development to proceed normally after three years of …
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By Mike Davidson (Reuters) -Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative said. …
(Reuters) – The number of cars made in Britain rose by 9.9% year-over-year in April as easing supply chain snarls helped boost production of electric vehicles, while exports to Europe strengthened, an industry body said on Thursday. European Union remained a top market with more than half of all exports to the region, while electric …
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By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Europe is at risk of falling behind in the global space race and missing out on key technologies, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen said ahead of his second trip into space onboard Elon Musk’s next SpaceX mission in August.    Mogensen, who will be the first non-American pilot to steer …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the bosses of leading AI companies OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic will work together to ensure society benefits from the transformational technology, they said in a statement after meeting on Wednesday. Sunak and the tech leaders – OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Anthropic’s Dario …
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By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus is not looking to launch a stretched version of its A220 jetliner in the current environment, the planemaker said on Wednesday, effectively knocking down speculation of a launch at the upcoming Paris Airshow. A larger version of the 110-130-seat small passenger plane has been on the horizon for some …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Wednesday it may limit shipments of gasoline-powered vehicles to dealers in states that have adopted California’s strict emissions rules. In a communication to dealers seen by Reuters, the Italian-American automaker said to meet the California emissions rules “we may be compelled to allocate fewer conventional gasoline …
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