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PRESS DIGEST-British Business - March 4
March 4 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - British investment firm Rosebank Industries ROSE.L said it will acquire MW Components and CPM, two U....Reuters
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Tennis-WTA players divided on five-set matches proposal at Grand Slams
WTA players express mixed views on five-set matches proposalSwiatek, Rybakina raise concerns about physical demandsSabalenka supports proposal, says she would win more majorsBy Rory Carroll INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 3 (Reuters) - Players on the WTA Tour offered a range of opinions on Tuesday on...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - March 4
March 4 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines - Trump threatens to cut trade with 'terrible' Spain and calls Starmer 'no Churchill'- UK to invoke 'emerg...Reuters
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California Democratic chair tells gubernatorial candidates to 'assess' their campaigns
By Jasper WardWASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks on Tuesday told candidates seeking the party's nomination for governor to "honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign," citing worries that too large a field could hand the stat...Reuters
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Vietnam's Viettel, Qualcomm Technologies in deal to jointly produce AI smartphones
HANOI, March 4 (Reuters) - Vietnam's military-run telecom company Viettel has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qualcomm Technologies Inc to jointly develop AI-integrated smartphones.Under the deal, Qualcomm Technologies would provide reference design and technology support while Viettel...Reuters
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Texas US Senate races too close to call, Cooper and Whatley tapped for Senate face-off in North Carolina
Texas incumbent Cornyn locked in tight battle with firebrand PaxtonCrockett, Talarico in neck-and-neck race for Democratic nomination in TexasTexas, North Carolina first states to use new House maps after nationwide redistricting fightBy Joseph Ax March 3 (Reuters) - The hotly contested Democ...Reuters
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Blackstone talks on $4 billion New World Deal stall over control, Bloomberg News reports
March 4 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone's BX.N talks with New World Development 0017.HK have stalled as the Cheng family, which runs the Hong Kong property developer, is resisting giving up control, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters ...Reuters
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UK working with airlines to boost Oman evacuations
LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper said on Tuesday that Britain was working with airlines on increasing capacity out of Muscat, Oman to prioritise the evacuation of vulnerable British nationals.Cooper, addressing lawmakers in parliament, said she was in close contact with her...Reuters
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Head of Alibaba's Qwen AI division resigns
By Che Pan and Laurie ChenBEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - The head of Alibaba Group's 9988.HK Qwen artificial intelligence model division, Lin Junyang, said on Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his role - a move that comes two days after the company released updated products."Bye m...Reuters
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Several killed in Israeli strike on building in Lebanon's Baalbek
March 4 (Reuters) - Several people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a four-storey residential building in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, the state news agency NNA reported early on Wednesday.Rescue teams were working to pull families from beneath the rubble, NNA said.Reuters
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Athletics-Prize money offered to misdirected US half marathon runners
March 3 (Reuters) - Three athletes who were led off course when leading the U.S. half marathon championship will receive compensation after organizers said police assigned to mark out the route had to leave their positions to respond to an emergency call.The Atlanta Track Club said on Tuesday it wil...Reuters
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Goldman Sachs' departing top lawyer Ruemmler to testify on Epstein ties
March 3 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' GS.N departing top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, will testify before the U.S. House Oversight Committee, her spokesperson said on Tuesday, after having resigned over links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Documents recently released by the U.S. Justice Departme...Reuters
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Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China fell in Jan on-year, CAICT data says
BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones in China for January, including Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, fell 36.5% from the same month a year ago, according to Reuters calculations on data released by a government-affiliated research firm on Wednesday. The data from the C...Reuters
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Greg Abbott wins Texas Republican gubernatorial primary, US media projects
March 3 (Reuters) - Governor Greg Abbott won the Texas Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday as he seeks his fourth consecutive term in office, U.S. media projected. Abbott, 68, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has dominated Texas politics since he was first elected governor in 2014. He...Reuters
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US, Ecuadorian forces took action in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking, US military says
March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's Southern Command said on Tuesday that Ecuadorian and U.S. forces launched operations against what it said were designated terrorist organizations in Ecuador.The Southern Command, which is the U.S. military's combatant command that encompasses 31 countr...Reuters
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Tennis-Sabalenka, Gauff back 'rage rooms' for players to blow off steam
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 3 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka likes the idea of 'rage rooms' at tournaments where players can vent their frustrations away from the cameras, though the world number one said there would be nothing left to destroy after she uses it.Sabalenka's comments came aft...Reuters
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Shorter-dated JGB yields fall as Iran tension reduces BOJ rate-hike expectations
TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Shorter-dated Japanese government bond (JGB) yields fell on Wednesday, as investors scaled back expectations for an early rate hike by the Bank of Japan in the wake of U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran.Reuters
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Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in speedboat attack
By Daniel Trotta HAVANA, March 3 (Reuters) - Cuban prosecutors formally charged six people with "crimes of terrorism" and ordered them held in pretrial detention on Tuesday in connection with an incident last week in which Cuban forces killed four Cuban nationals and wounded six others ab...Reuters
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Canada's VersaBank Q1 revenue jumps on US growth
OverviewCanada digital bank's Q1 revenue grew 31% yr/yr, driven by U.S. growthNet income for Q1 rose 36% yr/yrQ1 adjusted net income increased 49% yr/yrOutlookVersaBank aims to grow U.S. SRP fundings by at least $1 bln in fiscal 2026Company advancing RBTD™s towards commercialization amid favorab...Reuters
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