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Russia unleashes missiles, drones at Ukraine after Kyiv secures tanks, 11 dead

By Tom Balmforth and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian civilians raced for cover on Thursday as Russia fired a barrage of missiles and drones across the country, killing at least 11 people, according to officials, a day after Kyiv won Western pledges of battlefield tanks to combat Moscow’s invasion. The German and American announcements …

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Power surge crashes Pakistan grid, plunging millions into darkness

By Asif Shahzad and Sudarshan Varadhan ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Pakistan’s generators produced more power than was required on Monday, causing voltage fluctuations that culminated in a system collapse that plunged 220 million people into darkness, an internal government document reviewed by Reuters showed. Complete grid failures are rare, and operators of modern grids count local shocks …

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More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather

KABUL (Reuters) – More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing. “162 people have died due to cold weather since January …

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Britain sounds alarm on Russia-based hacking group

By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) -A Russia-based hacking group named Cold River is behind an expansive and ongoing information-gathering campaign that has struck various targets in government, politics, academia, defence, journalism, and activism, Britain said on Thursday. In an advisory, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of Britain’s GCHQ eavesdropping intelligence agency, said Cold …

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Stocks, dollar gain on soft landing hopes

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock markets rallied and the dollar strengthened on Thursday after a slew of data showed a strong U.S. economy that is decelerating with slowing inflation, giving credence to the Federal Reserve’s desire to engineer a soft landing. Gross domestic product increased at a faster-than-expected 2.9% annual rate in …

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India puts military and diversity on display for Republic Day parade

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India showcased its military and its cultural diversity in a colourful parade on Thursday at the revamped colonial avenue in New Delhi to mark Republic Day, the anniversary of the day the country’s secular Constitution came into effect in 1950. Several thousand people watched the parade from seats around Kartavya Path …

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U.S. Representative Schiff sets sights on fellow Democrat Feinstein’s Senate seat

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat who led the impeachment case against former President Donald Trump and sat on a committee that probed the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, said on Thursday he would run for U.S. Senate. Schiff joined other California Democrats aiming for the seat …

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Dollar higher as strong U.S. data backs a hawkish Fed

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged higher against the euro on Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the fourth quarter, backing the case for the U.S. Federal Reserve to maintain its hawkish stance for longer. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.9% …

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Oil settles up 2% on strong U.S. data, China reopening

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 2% on Thursday on expectations that global demand will strengthen as top oil importer China reopens its economy and on positive U.S. economic data. Brent futures rose $1.35, or 1.6%, to settle at $87.47 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose …

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Lexus chief to take over Toyota as founder’s grandson steps down

By Makiko Yamazaki and Kevin Krolicki TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota’s chief executive will step down as head of the company his grandfather founded, the automaker said on Thursday, handing over to the leader of its Lexus luxury brand as the Japanese giant struggles to meet the shift to electric vehicles. The 53-year-old chief branding officer …

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