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Tennis-Brazilian youngster Fonseca triumphs at Argentina Open
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Joao Fonseca became the youngest Brazilian to win an ATP tournament on Sunday after the 18-year-old captured the Argentina Open title with a 6-4 7-6(1) win over home favourite Francisco Cerundolo.Fonseca has established himself as one of the game's most exciting young talents ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Fed chair Jerome Powell has been in touch with the White House many times
Mr. President Donald Trump is the most unpredictable person on the planet. Turns out, Jerome Powell has been in direct and frequent talks with the White House, despite the president’s very public dislike of him.Cryptopolitan
Mon, Feb 17
Australia's Perpetual gets new offer from KKR for its wealth, trust units
Adds Perpetual share price in paragraph 3, background in paragraph 4By Scott Murdoch and Sameer Manekar Feb 17 (Reuters) - Australia's Perpetual PPT.AX confirmed on Monday it received a revised proposal for its wealth management and corporate trust businesses from buyout firm KKR & Co KKR...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
North Korea's Kim makes rare visit to father's tomb
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong Il, state media KCNA said on Monday. Kim Jong Il's birthday, which falls on Feb. 16, is widely celebrated as ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
BRIEF-Perpetual Ltd Updates On Transaction With KKR
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Perpetual Ltd PPT.AX:UPDATE ON TRANSACTION WITH KKRUPDATE ON TRANSACTION WITH KKRRECEIVES NON-BINDING, CONDITIONAL PROPOSALS FROM KKRCONFIRMS IT HAS RECEIVED NON-BINDING, CONDITIONAL, INDICATIVE PROPOSALS FROM KKRASSESSING REVISED PROPOSALLATEST REVISED PROPOSAL AND ITS QUANTUM AR...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
BRIEF-Resouro Strategic Metals Partners With Magbras Initiative To Establish Complete Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Production Supply Chain
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Resouro Strategic Metals Inc RSM.V:PARTNERS WITH MAGBRAS INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH COMPLETE RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET PRODUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN IN BRAZILFurther company coverage: RSM.VReuters
Mon, Feb 17
Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head
Trump administration seeks to fire head of independent agencyFederal judge temporarily blocked Hampton Dellinger's removalBy Andrew Chung Feb 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its bid to fire the head of an independent ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Indian electric aircraft startup ePlane to supply air ambulances in over $1 billion deal
By Nandan MandayamFeb 17 (Reuters) - The ePlane Company, an Indian electric aircraft startup, said on Monday it has agreed to supply 788 air ambulances in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, at a time when the country is grappling with worsening traffic congestion in busy cities.Under the non-bin...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
US says website update routine, after removal of reference to Taiwan independence
TAIPEI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said it has made a routine update to the Taiwan section of its website, after the removal of previous wording saying it did not support Taiwan's formal independence, among other changes that cheered the government in Taipei.The fact sheet on T...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
UK PM Starmer offers to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
PM says in clearest terms he is ready to send troops to UkraineUK wants to play bridge role between U.S and EuropeStarmer expected in Paris for European talks on UkraineAdds Starmer comments and details in paragraphs 1, 5-7 and 10-12By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - British Prime Min...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Ukraine's drone attack injures one in Russia's Krasnodar region, governor says
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine's drone attack on Russia's Krasnodar region injured one person and damaged at least 12 houses, governor of the southern Russia region said early on Monday. In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor called the attack "massive,...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Golf-Woods says PGA Tour-LIV Golf negotiations in a 'very positive place'
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said on Sunday that talks toward a deal that would resolve the fissure in golf between the U.S.-based PGA Tour and Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf are moving in the right direction. Woods added that PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Player Director Adam Scott had a pro...Reuters
Sun, Feb 16
UK PM Starmer offers to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was ready to send British troops to Ukraine as part of any postwar peacekeeping force as talks aimed at ending the conflict were set to begin this week.Starmer said he had not taken the decision to consider putting Brit...Reuters
Sun, Feb 16
Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says
Kyiv reports 2025's largest spike in combat engagements NATO official says Russia to step up attacks ahead of talksU.S. and Russian officials expected to meet in Saudi ArabiaAdds Ukrainian military report on clashes, paragraphs 5-7By Tom Balmforth, Pavel Polityuk and Erin Banco KYIV, Feb 16 (...Reuters
Sun, Feb 16
WRAPUP 3-Ukraine, Europe will be part of 'real' peace talks, says Rubio, as US weighs Putin's motives
Adds Trump comment, paragraphs 9-10Rubio assures Ukraine, Europe will join talks if they progressUS officials prepare for Saudi Arabia talks with RussiaConcerns over European exclusion from peace talks addressed by Rubio, WitkoffBy Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of St...Reuters
Sun, Feb 16
US says airstrike in Syria kills al Qaeda affiliate leader
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday that it killed a senior official of an al Qaeda affiliate during an airstrike in northwest Syria the day before. U.S. Central Command described the person in a statement as a "senior finance and logistics official in the terrorist o...Reuters
Sun, Feb 16
