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Peru installs Jose Balcazar as interim president after Jeri ousted in political upheaval
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmakers on Wednesday elected Jose Balcazar as the country's new interim president ahead of general elections in April, making him the country's eighth president in as many years. Balcazar will also assume the role of head of Congress. Peru's Congress on Tues...Reuters
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Peru congress elects Jose Balcazar as new interim president
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmakers on Wednesday elected Jose Balcazar as the country's new interim president ahead of general elections in April, making him the country's eighth president in as many years. Balcazar will also assume the role of head of Congress. Peru's Congress on Tues...Reuters
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Tata's data centre business signs up OpenAI as customer
NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - OpenAI will become the first customer of India's Tata Consultancy Services' data center business, beginning with 100 megawatts of capacity, the parent firm of ChatGPT said on Thursday.Separately, Tata Group is planning to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise across the com...Reuters
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TCS Says Tata Group And OpenAI Forge Foundational Partnership
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Tata Consultancy Services Ltd TCS.NS:TCS - TATA GROUP AND OPENAI FORGE FOUNDATIONAL PARTNERSHIPTCS - TCS' HYPERVAULT UNIT AND OPENAI HAVE AGREED TO A MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AI INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIATCS - IN INITIAL PHASE, TCS WILL DEVELOP AI INFRASTRUCTURE WITH 100...Reuters
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Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
Zuckerberg was called as a witness in case over alleged harms to youth Meta may have to pay damages if it loses this caseJurors saw Meta documents discussing tween strategy By Jody Godoy LOS ANGELES, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday repeatedly said during...Reuters
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US judge throws out immigration board's ruling endorsing Trump mass detention policy
By Nate Raymond Feb 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday threw out an administrative board's decision that endorsed the Trump administration's policy of placing thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown in mandatory detention without a chance to be released on b...Reuters
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Trump nominates lawyer from his legal team for appeals court position
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated a lawyer who was part of his legal team in a landmark presidential immunity case before the U.S. Supreme Court, to serve as a judge on the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Missouri...Reuters
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South Korea braces for verdict in ex‑President Yoon's insurrection trial
Prosecutors seek death penalty for insurrectionYoon's martial law attempt lasted only six hours, but triggered a political crisisSeoul court to rule on the most serious charges Yoon has facedNo execution has been carried out in South Korea since 1997By Joyce LeeSEOUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A South ...Reuters
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Vietnamese airlines sign $30-bln deals for 90 Boeing jets
HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Three Vietnamese airlines signed deals with U.S. manufacturer Boeing BA.N on Thursday to buy a total of 90 aircraft, as Vietnam and the United States continue negotiations on a new trade deal. The deals were signed during a visit to the United States by the head of Viet...Reuters
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Apollo says CEO Rowan had no business or personal relationship with Epstein
Apollo CEO Rowan denies ties to EpsteinEpstein documents prompt scrutiny of Apollo's top officialsTeachers unions urge SEC probe into Apollo's statements on Epstein tiesBy Ateev Bhandari Feb 18 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management APO.N said on Wednesday that CEO Marc Rowan had neither a ...Reuters
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Japan's 20-year yield edges up before first super-long bond auction since election
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japan's 20-year bond yield edged higher on Thursday with investors cautious ahead of the first auction of the debt since reflationist Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's resounding election win earlier this month. The 20-year Japanese government bo...Reuters
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Vietnam airlines signs deal with Boeing for 50 737-8 jets
HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vietnam Airlines HVN.HM has signed an agreement with Boeing BA.N to buy 50 narrow-body 737-8 jets, it said on Thursday. The country's flag carrier is also in talks with the U.S. aircraft manufacturer for the additional purchases of 30 wide-body planes with a value of up...Reuters
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Top US commander makes surprise visit to Venezuela for security talks
First US military delegation to Venezuela since Maduro's capture Two sides agreed to combat drug-trafficking, Caracas saysU.S. using military might, oil to push Caracas to align with WashingtonBy Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The top commander overseeing U.S. forces i...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-Germany seeking more F-35 jets as European fighter program falters, sources say
Germany and France may abandon joint fighter jet project FCASGerman F-35 purchase would follow 2022 order for 35 jets Potential F-35 expansion signals shift from European defence autonomyBy Sabine Siebold and Mike Stone BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Germany is considering ordering more U....Reuters
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US judge throws out immigration board's ruling endorsing Trump mass detention policy
Feb 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday threw out an administrative board's decision that endorsed the Trump administration's policy of placing thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown in mandatory detention without a chance to be released on bond.U.S. District Ju...Reuters
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Vietnam's Sun PhuQuoc airways signs $22.5 bln deal for 40 Dreamliner jets
HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Sun PhuQuoc Airways has signed a $22.5 billion deal with Boeing to buy 40 787-9 Dreamliner jets, it said on Thursday. The new aircraft would allow the firm to operate intercontinental services, including flights between the U.S. and Vietnam, in the future, it ...Reuters
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Vietjet in $965 mln financing deal for purchase of 6 Boeing 737-8 aircraft
HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet VJC.HM has signed a $965 million financing deal with Griffin Global Asset Management for the purchase of 6 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, it said on Thursday.Vietjet said in a statement the agreement marked a significant step in its strategy to div...Reuters
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