Greece, Germany dismantle smuggling ring trafficking cocaine across Europe
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek and German police have dismantled a criminal ring smuggling cocaine hidden in trucks from Spain into Greece and other European countries, police said late on Sunday. Two suspected members of the gang were arrested in Greece and ...
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The fall of any euro zone government would be "worrying", says ECB's Lagarde
PARIS (Reuters) -France is not currently in a situation that would need the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to intervene but any risk of a government falling in the euro zone is "worrying", European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Mo...
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Russian factory activity contracts for third month running in August, PMI shows
(Reuters) -Activity across Russia's manufacturing sector declined for the third month running in August, a business survey showed on Monday, driven by falls in output and new orders for both domestic and export markets. The S&P Global Purchasing Manage...
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OpenAI plans India data center with at least 1 gigawatt capacity, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -ChatGPT parent OpenAI is scouting local partners to set up a data center in India with at least 1 gigawatt capacity, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. OpenAI did ...
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Punjab floods washed away thousands of villages and farms; now the devastation threatens Pakistan's economy
By Ariba Shahid CHINIOT, Pakistan (Reuters) -Across the fertile plains of Pakistan's Punjab, families are struggling to rebuild their lives after the worst flooding in decades swept away homes, destroyed crops, and drowned livestock. "Thirteen of my 15...
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Around 500 killed in Afghanistan earthquake, state-run broadcaster says
KABUL (Reuters) -Around 500 people have been killed and 1000 more injured in an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the country's state-run broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) reported. Taliban-led health authorities in Kab...
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Melee, spitting incident mar end of Leagues Cup final
The Seattle Sounders' dominant home victory in the Leagues Cup final on Sunday night was marred by a melee at the final whistle, with tempers flaring and the apparent instigator, Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez, appearing to spit on a Sounders staffer....
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Thailand's People's Party poised to be kingmaker as rivals vie for premiership
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -The biggest party in Thailand's parliament was due to meet on Monday to decide whom it will back to form the next government, as two rival camps jostled for its votes following the sacking ...
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China's GCL expects more information soon on polysilicon restructuring
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -A GCL Technology Holdings official signalled in a call with investors on Sunday that more information on a plan to restructure China's polysilicon industry would be released soon. "We believe that clearer information ...
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Morning Bid: China markets latest to get AI fever
(Reuters) -A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a resistant start to September with much of Asia in the red and Wall Street on holiday, leaving S&P 500 futures flat in what is typically a bad month for the m...
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