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US FTC examining Microsoft investment in OpenAI – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft's investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and whether it may violate antitrust laws, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, c...
Dec 08, 2023
Michigan school shooter faces life in prison as victims’ grieving parents testify
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A teenager who fatally shot four classmates two years ago at his high school outside Detroit faces life in prison without parole at his sentencing on Friday, as grieving paren...
Dec 08, 2023
OPEC chief urges members to reject any COP28 deal that targets fossil fuels -documents
By Yousef Saba and Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) -OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has urged OPEC members to reject proposals for any deal under negotiation at the COP28 climate summit which ta...
Dec 08, 2023
Morocco joins international campaign to phase out coal
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco on Friday joined an international campaign to phase out coal, as it plans to secure more than half of its energy needs from renewables in the next seven years. The Powering P...
Dec 08, 2023
US approves two gene therapies for sickle cell disease
By Leroy Leo (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a pair of gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment based on the breakthrough CRISPR ...
Dec 08, 2023
US seeks to buy up to 3 million bbls of oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday said it wants to buy up to 3 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for delivery in Ma...
Dec 08, 2023
Russian inflation accelerates in November, rate hike beckons
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Inflation in Russia accelerated in November, data from state statistics service Rosstat showed on Friday, cementing expectations that the central bank will hike interest rates as it...
Dec 08, 2023
Germany’s Lindner talks tough on EU deficits as budget crisis drags on at home
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner insisted on Friday that EU deficits must be controlled when reforming the bloc's fiscal rules, a stance analysts said might help his case f...
Dec 08, 2023
VW considering cooperation with Renault on 20,000-euro electric car -Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen is speaking with potential partners, including France's Renault, about cooperating on the development of its 20,000-euro ($21,476) electric car, Germany's Handelsblatt ne...
Dec 08, 2023
The rise and stagnation of Russia’s economy during Putin’s tenure
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians have enjoyed a dramatic increase in living standards over the course of President Vladimir Putin's nearly 24 years at the helm of Russian politics. On Friday, Putin said he...
Dec 08, 2023
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