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REFILE-Baidu launches AI video generator, overhauls search features
BEIJING, July 2 (Reuters) - China's Baidu 9888.HK on Wednesday launched an AI-driven video generator for businesses as well as a major upgrade to its search engine.The image-to-video model, called MuseSteamer, is capable of generating videos up to 10 seconds long and comes in three versions - Tu...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Ukrainian lawmaker says U.S. halt in missile shipments 'painful' for Ukraine
KYIV, July 2 (Reuters) - A Pentagon decision to halt some arms shipments to Ukraine including air-defence missiles is "painful" for Kyiv's effort to defend against Russian air strikes, a senior Ukrainian lawmaker said on Wednesday."This decision is certainly very unpleasant for us,&#...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Ireland adds 10,000 foreign multinational jobs in H1, up from 2024
DUBLIN, July 2 (Reuters) - Ireland has secured 179 investments from foreign multinational companies so far this year that are set to create 10,000 jobs, up from the 8,900 secured during the same period last year, the country's inward investment agency said on Wednesday.Ireland is hugely reliant ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Germany, UK to sign mutual assistance defence pact, reports Politico
BERLIN, July 2 (Reuters) - Germany and Britain will sign a defence treaty which includes a mutual assistance clause in the event of a threat to either country on July 17, the Politico news outlet reported on Wednesday.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had m...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 16 people, including some convicted of extremism, Belta reports
MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 16 people convicted of various crimes, including extremism, ahead of the country's independence day, the state-run outlet Belta reported on Wednesday.Those pardoned include eight women and eight men, several of who...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Worldline hires new auditor to assess high-risk clients, media report says
PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) - French payments company Worldline WLN.PA has hired auditing firm Accuracy to assess its remaining portfolio of merchants engaged in risky activities, chairman Wilfried Verstraete told Les Echos newspaper.Last month, a group of 21 European media outlets alleged that Worldlin...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
US charges two Chinese nationals with attempting to recruit US service members
By Christian MartinezJuly 1 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals with acting as agents of China's security service, accusing them of gathering intelligence about U.S. Navy bases and trying to identify Navy members willing to spy for Beijing, the Justice Department sai...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Cirsa's Spanish IPO open to investors until July 7 in deal valuing it at nearly $3 bln
MADRID, July 2 (Reuters) - Blackstone's BX.N Spanish gambling company Cirsa opened its initial public offering to investors on Wednesday and will close it on July 7, a bookrunner said in a document seen by Reuters.The new shares in the company would be allocated to investors on July 7 and would ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
China says it must approve Dalai Lama's succession
BEIJING, July 2 (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama's succession through his reincarnation must be approved by China's central government, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.The ministry's remarks were in response to the Dalai Lama stating that only his non-profit institution had the sole aut...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Aviva completes 3.7 billion pounds Direct Line takeover
By Rebecca DelaneyJuly 2 - (The Insurer) - London-listed Aviva disclosed in a London Stock Exchange filing on Wednesday that it has completed its 3.7 billion pound ($5.09 billion) takeover of rival Direct Line Group.The deal completed following delivery of the court order to the Registrar of Compani...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
EU plan for 2 euro fee on low-value parcels "a joke", says Carrefour boss
PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) - A European Union proposal to charge a 2 euro ($2.36)handling fee on low-value e-commerce packages coming into the bloc is "a joke", the head of Carrefour CARR.PA, Europe's largest food retailer, said on Wednesday.The EU unveiled plans in May to end the duty-free...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Nissan to recall over 443,000 US vehicles citing engine failure
July 2 (Reuters) - Nissan 7201.T is recalling 443,899 vehicles in the U.S. due to an engine failure, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday.The recall includes Nissan Rogue, Altima, Infiniti QX50, and Infiniti QX55 vehicles, the NHTSA recall report said.Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Ford Motor Company Is Recalling 200,061 U.S. Vehicles - NHTSA
July 2 (Reuters) - FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RECALLING 200,061 U.S. VEHICLES - NHTSAFORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RECALLING SOME U.S. VEHICLES AS A REARVIEW CAMERA THAT DISPLAYS A BLANK IMAGE CAN REDUCE THE DRIVER'S VIEW BEHIND THE VEHICLE. A REARVIEW IMAGE THAT CONTINUES TO BE DISPLAYED AFTER THE VEHICLE I...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Nissan North America, Inc. Is Recalling Some U.S. Vehicles As Engine Failure Increases The Risk Of A Crash.- NHTSA
July 2 (Reuters) - NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. IS RECALLING 443,899 U.S. VEHICLES - NHTSANISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. IS RECALLING SOME U.S. VEHICLES AS ENGINE FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.- NHTSASource text: https://www.nhtsa.gov/?nhtsaId=25V437000Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
COLUMN-Why are bond vigilantes holding back their fire?: Panizza and Gulati
By Ugo Panizza and Mitu Gulati July 2 (Reuters) - A core tenet of sovereign debt investment is that strong institutions keep down a country’s borrowing costs and vice versa. So then why has the bond market’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s institutional norm-busting been so tame?Soverei...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
