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US races to find captive journalist Austin Tice after Syria regime collapse

By Erin Banco and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials were pressing on Monday for information about Austin Tice and to secure the release of the American journalist captured in Syria 12 years ago. Washington’s hostage-affairs envoy Roger Carstens was in Beirut as part of intensive efforts to locate Tice, according to the State Department, …

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India’s market regulator warns against trading in unlisted securities via unauthorised platforms

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s markets regulator on Monday warned investors against making transactions with unauthorised electronic platforms offering unlisted securities of public companies. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in a press release, said certain electronic platforms and websites were violating rules by facilitating transactions in unlisted securities of public companies, as these …

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Ghana electoral commission declares ex-President Mahama election winner

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Bate Felix ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s electoral commission on Monday declared ex-president and main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama winner of Saturday’s presidential election with 56.55% of the vote, according to provisional results. Mahama’s main rival, vice president and ruling-party presidential candidate Mahamudu Bawumia, already conceded defeat on Sunday in …

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Exclusive-Qatar opens contacts with Syria’s HTS group, source says

By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) -Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria’s leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the developments told Reuters, as regional states race to open contact with the group after its rapid offensive toppled Bashar al-Assad. Qatar plans to speak with Mohamed al-Bashir, an HTS leader, on Tuesday, …

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Factbox-What is the UnitedHealthcare business that was led by slain CEO Brian Thompson?

By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) -Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan last week in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait just before the parent company’s annual investor conference at a Hilton Hotel. Authorities arrested Luigi Mangione, 26, in …

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ByteDance, TikTok seek temporary halt to US ban pending Supreme Court review

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok on Monday asked an appeals court to temporarily block a law that would require that parent company ByteDance divest TikTok by Jan. 19 or face a ban, pending a review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The companies filed the emergency motion with the …

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Oil rises over 1% on ouster of Syria’s Assad, Chinese monetary policy

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed more than 1% on Monday on higher geopolitical risk after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and as top importer China flagged its first move towards a loosened monetary policy stance since 2010. Brent crude futures settled $1.02, or 1.4%, higher at $72.14 per barrel. U.S. …

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Ad giant Omnicom takes aim at Big Tech, AI era with $13 billion Interpublic deal

By Deborah Mary Sophia and Urvi Dugar (Reuters) – Omnicom Group has struck a $13.25 billion all-stock deal to buy rival Interpublic Group, creating the world’s largest advertising agency as traditional players look to better compete with Big Tech firms amid accelerating use of AI. The deal, announced on Monday, could attract regulatory scrutiny as …

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