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German politicians decry Elon Musk's AfD support as 'intrusive' election influence
BERLIN, Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire Elon Musk drew criticism from German politicians from the government and opposition on Sunday for an opinion piece he wrote backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) which they deemed "intrusive" outside influence.The support of the AfD from Mus...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
Tennis-Vukic advances in Brisbane with win over Goffin
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Australia's Aleksandar Vukic sealed a 6-2 6-3 win over former world number seven David Goffin in the only main draw match at the Brisbane International men's tournament on Sunday.Taking to the court in the evening session after a raft of qualifying matches, Vukic wasted little tim...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
UPDATE 2-Azerbaijan's president says crashed plane was shot at from Russia
Azerbaijan says plane was shot at from RussiaAliyev says plane was jammed electronicallyHe says some in Russia tried to cover up the causesPutin apologised to Aliyev for incident in Russian air spacePilots lauded for handling of crashed Azerbaijan planeAdds Aliyev's second phone call with Putin, par...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
UPDATE 2-Syria's de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years
Drafting new constitution could take up to three years, Sharaa saysHTS to dissolve at national dialogue conference, Sharaa announcesRussia's military bases in Syria subject to negotiation, Lavrov statesAdds background throughout, quote from Russian foreign minister in paragraphs 11-12By Hatem Maher ...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
UPDATE 1-Azerbaijan's president says crashed plane was shot at from Russia
Azerbaijan says plane was shot at from RussiaAliyev says plane was jammed electronicallyHe says some in Russia tried to cover up the causesPutin apologised to Aliyev for incident in Russian air spacePilots lauded for handling of crashed Azerbaijan planeRecasts with Azerbaijan's president saying the ...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
Azerbaijan's president says plane that crashed was shot at from Russia
BAKU, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people had been damaged due to shooting from the ground in Russia, Azerbaijan state television reported.Aliyev said he regretted that "some circles" in Russia had...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
Azerbaijan pays tribute to pilots and passengers who perished in air crash
Pilots lauded for handling of crashed Azerbaijan planeCrew member and pilots given full honours in Baku ceremonyPlane crashed after Russian air defences deployed against Ukranian dronesRussia's Putin apologised to Azerbaijan president for 'tragic incident'By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, Dec 29 (Reuters)...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
UPDATE 1-Russia will abandon its unilateral missile moratorium, Lavrov says
Russia will have to scrap INF moratoriumU.S. withdrew from INF in 2019Lavrov asked if Russia could withdraw from New STARTUpdates throughout with context and backgroundBy Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of interm...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
Air crash tests South Korea's acting president two days into the job
Finance Minister Choi named acting president on FridayChoi took office after president, prime minister impeachedLeadership crisis sparked by Dec. 3 martial law attemptAirline crash is deadliest in South Korea's historyBy Cynthia KimSEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - When South Korea's acting President Choi S...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
BRIEF-Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Signs SHR-4849 Project License Agreement With Ideaya Biosciences
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd 600276.SS:SAYS CO SIGNS EARNINGS PER SHARE-4849 PROJECT LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH IDEAYA BIOSCIENCESSource textFurther company coverage: 600276.SS (Reporting by Hong Kong Newsroom) ((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com; +852 3462 7745;))Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
New Georgian president sworn in as predecessor says she remains legitimate officeholder
TBILISI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, took the oath of office as Georgia's president on Sunday, amid a political crisis in the South Caucasus country, whose government has frozen European Union application talks, provoking major protests. (Reporting by Gleb...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
Tennis-Zverev fires as Germany begin United Cup title defence with win
PERTH, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start to their United Cup defence on Sunday while the Czech Republic got the better of Norway in a hard-fought match.Zverev had a lengthy spell on the sidelines after damaging his ankle...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
Russia will abandon moratorium on deployment of short and medium range missiles, Lavrov tells RIA
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Russia will scrap a proposed moratorium on the deployment of short- and medium-range missiles as the United States started to deploy such weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with RIA news agency published on Sunday."We are assessing the sit...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
BRIEF-Nvidia Bets On Robotics To Drive Future Growth Set To Launch Its Latest Generation Of Compact Computers For Humanoid In First Half Of 2025 - Ft
Dec 29 (Reuters) - NVIDIA BETS ON ROBOTICS TO DRIVE FUTURE GROWTH ; SET TO LAUNCH ITS LATEST GENERATION OF COMPACT COMPUTERS FOR HUMANOID IN FIRST HALF OF 2025 - FTSource text: https://tinyurl.com/mfefevp9Further company coverage: NVDA.O ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
BRIEF-Verizon Says Provides Update On Salt Typhoon Cyber Matter
Dec 28 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N:VERIZON : PROVIDES UPDATE ON SALT TYPHOON CYBER MATTERVERIZON - CO HAS CONTAINED THE CYBER INCIDENTVERIZON - AN INDEPENDENT AND HIGHLY RESPECTED CYBER SECURITY FIRM HAS CONFIRMED THE VERIZON CONTAINMENTSource text: [ID:]Further company coverage: VZ....Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
UPDATE 2-North Korea launches 'toughest' U.S. strategy in key party meeting
Changes headline and quote in paragraph 2-4 to follow translation in KCNA English report, adds party reshuffle in paragraphs 8-9By Hyunsu YimSEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, stat...Reuters
Sun, Dec 29
UPDATE 1-Soccer-Atalanta's winning streak ends in 1-1 draw at Lazio
Adds details and quotes ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Atalanta's winning streak in Serie A ended with a 1-1 draw at Lazio on Saturday, as Fisayo Dele-Bashiru's first-half goal for the hosts was cancelled out by a late equaliser from Marco Brescianini.The result ended Atalanta's streak of 11 consecuti...Reuters
Sat, Dec 28
UPDATE 4-Russia's Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over 'tragic' airliner crash
Plane crashed Dec. 25 in Kazakhstan after limping across CaspianPutin apologises without acknowledging Russian responsibilityBiden says Putin 'apparently' took responsibilityAzerbaijan and Kremlin say event occurred in Russian airspaceRussian defences were repelling Ukrainian drones, says KremlinAdd...Reuters
Sat, Dec 28
REFILE-UPDATE 1-North Korea declares 'strongest' U.S. strategy in key party meeting
Refiles to add missing word "meeting" in paragraph 2By Hyunsu YimSEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a policy-setting key meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.The "strongest" response strategy towards th...Reuters
Sat, Dec 28
UPDATE 1-North Korea declares 'strongest' U.S. strategy in key party meeting
Adds details from KCNA report and background, from 2nd paragraph onwardsBy Hyunsu YimSEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a policy-setting key meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.The "strongest" response...Reuters
Sat, Dec 28
