By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is set to begin a trip abroad on Saturday taking him through Japan, South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom. While the trip is officially billed as a trade mission, the tour …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South Korea’s Washington ambassador Cho Hyun-dong said on Friday he was sure North Korean human rights would be given significant attention in summit talks between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden next week. In a virtual address to the same event at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the country’s largest carmaker, said on Friday it would recall 7,213 units of its Baleno RS hatchback over a possible defect in vacuum pump that assists its brake function. “The affected vehicle may require increased effort in brake pedal application,” the company said in a release, adding that …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Labour unions rejected a 3.75% pay rise offer from South Africa’s power utility Eskom as it is below the rate of inflation, union representatives said on Friday. Unions are demanding a 15% increase in wages at Eskom, which is implementing rolling blackouts of about 10 hours a day as it struggles to …
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(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it will update Bard, its generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, to help people write code to develop software, as the tech giant plays catch-up in a fast-moving race on AI technology. Last month, the company started the public release of Bard to gain ground on Microsoft Corp. The …
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog has proposed changes to cut the cost of insuring residential apartment blocks, saying intervention was needed to prevent wrongful use of commission. The proposals announced on Friday follow a review after the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London, which killed 72 people and led to big increases …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares were subdued on Friday, snapping a three-week winning streak, as investors remained cautious after a weak outlook from HCLTech Ltd and ahead of the quarterly earnings of Reliance Industries Ltd, the country’s top firm by market capitalisation. The Nifty 50 closed 0.40 points lower to 17,624.05, while …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain an undeniable reality as it builds up its forces until military threats from the United States and its allies are eliminated, state news agency KCNA said on Friday. It was quoting comments by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui …
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WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr at the White House on May 1 to discuss economic cooperation and the Indo-Pacific region, Manila and Washington said on Friday. The treaty allies have enjoyed warmer ties since Marcos took office last June, reversing his predecessor’s anti-U.S. stance. Next …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden may announce his re-election campaign by video as soon as Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible rematch with his Republican predecessor Donald Trump. A Tuesday announcement by Biden, 80, would come four years to the day …
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