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Brazil’s Lula to issue counter-proposal on Mercosur trade deal in 2-3 weeks
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva said on Wednesday he will send the European Union a counter-proposal on the long-delayed trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur in t...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
Australia’s Westpac splits consumer and business banking unit into two
(Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp on Wednesday said it would split its consumer and business banking business into two, with each having its own CEO, effective Aug. 1. The bank said Chris de Bruin, cur...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
Analysis-China’s bad first half gets investors hopeful and interested
By Jason Xue and Tom Westbrook (Reuters) - China's disappointing first half has the economy ripe for some help, and investors are preparing to ride an expected short-term wave of stimulus, even if str...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
Factbox-Governments race to regulate AI tools
(Reuters) - Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology. Here are t...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
Japan needs computing power surge to stay in AI race, says govt adviser
By Tim Kelly and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs to rapidly expand computing power as it vies to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, said Hideki Murai, a special AI adviser to ...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
From pixels to pails, crowdfunded wells quench thirst in Senegal’s drylands
By Ngouda Dione PODOR, Senegal - In the arid expanse of northern Senegal, women traverse kilometres daily carrying heavy buckets of murky water from distant wells and rivers. Water scarcity is so acut...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
Israel’s Herzog to address Congress amid tensions with Washington
By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address Congress on Wednesday, completing a visit aimed at reassuring the United States that Israel's ...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
US moves to restrict trade threatens chip industry: China industry association
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. government's moves to restrict trade threatens globalisation in the semiconductor sector and consumer interests, the China Semiconductor Industry Association said on Wedne...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
Google says India court order not to remove Disney app is interim
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Google said on Wednesday an Indian court's directive that the company cannot remove Disney's streaming service from its app store in the country is interim in nature. A temporary...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
Tesla requests approval for revamp of German plant – application documents
BERLIN (Reuters) - Tesla has requested approval from German local authorities to make sweeping changes to its plant near Berlin including constructing a battery cell testing lab and extending water re...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2023
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