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Two senior Communist Party officials absent from top Chinese political event
Zhang Youxia and Ma Xingrui absent from CPPCC openingZhang under investigation, Ma's role unclear since OctoberAnti-graft drive reflects similar purges when Xi came to power BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - Two senior Chinese officials were absent on Wednesday from the ranks of China's highe...Reuters
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Syria closes its border crossing with Lebanon after warning of it being targeted by Israel
March 4 (Reuters) - The Syrian land and sea ports authority said on Wednesday it has closed its border crossing with Lebanon for departures after receiving it received a warning from Israel that Israeli forces may target the crossing.Arrivals remain open as long as Syrians are fleeing from Lebanon, ...Reuters
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Mojtaba Khamenei, seen as possible next Supreme Leader, has survived attacks on Iran, sources say
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader, has survived the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran in which his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, two Iranian sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Mojtaba is seen by the establishment as a...Reuters
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Discussions with Board of Peace 'on hold' due to Iran war, Indonesia says
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA, March 4 (Reuters) - Indonesia's foreign minister said talks on U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza "Board of Peace," of which the Southeast Asian nation is a key troop-contributing member, were on hold due to the Middle East war.The U.S. and Israeli air...Reuters
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Dassault CEO says FCAS fighter project 'dead' if Airbus refuses to co-operate
PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - The head of French warplane maker Dassault Aviation AM.PA said he had taken note of what he described as Airbus' AIR.PA refusal to work with it on a next-generation fighter, and that the FCAS project would be "dead" unless that stance changed.Plans for the next...Reuters
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Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura struck again by unknown projectile, four sources say
DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura, which houses its largest domestic refinery, was struck again on Wednesday by an unknown projectile, four sources said.It was not immediately clear what was struck at the complex, which a source told Reuters shut on Monday due to a drone attac...Reuters
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Russia says US attacked Iran on false pretext, condemns call for Iranians to seize power
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of using an imaginary threat from Iran as a pretext to overthrow its constitutional order, and said Washington's calls for Iranians to seize power from their leaders were cynical and inhumane.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ...Reuters
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Iran close to choosing new Supreme Leader, official says
DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Iran is close to choosing a new Supreme Leader to replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, tasked with choosing the new leader, told state TV on Wednesday. "The Supreme Leader will be identified in the closest opportunity, we are clos...Reuters
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Spain 'surprised' at Germany's Merz White House remarks supporting Trump's trade threats, foreign minister says
MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) - Madrid has shared with Germany its "surprise" at remarks made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House appearing to support U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to cut trade with Spain, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Wednesday."...Reuters
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Adidas store bombed in Middle East conflict, CEO says
March 4 (Reuters) - The CEO of Adidas ADSGn.DE said on Wednesday one of the company's stores in the Middle East has been bombed, speaking at a press conference."We have people currently sitting in shelters," chief executive Bjorn Gulden said.Reuters
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Volvo Cars sales volumes drop as US tariffs hit, but fully electric cars shine
STOCKHOLM, March 4 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars' VOLCARb.ST sales volumes fell 10% in the three months through February due to trade tariffs and other market headwinds, but sales of fully electric cars jumped, the Sweden-based group said on Wednesday. Volvo Cars, majority-owned by China's Geely...Reuters
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At least 101 people missing after submarine attack on Iranian ship off Sri Lanka, sources say
COLOMBO, March 4 (Reuters) - At least 101 people were missing and 78 wounded after a submarine attack on an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka's coast, sources in Sri Lanka's navy and defence ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.Reuters
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Drugmaker Aspen targets Mounjaro approval in sub-Saharan Africa this year
Mounjaro boosts South African weight-loss drug market value Mounjaro competes with Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic in South AfricaAfrica is seen as next big growth market Mounjaro's market share in South Africa rose to 52% by JanuaryBy Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - Aspen Phar...Reuters
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Russia says US used imaginary threat as pretext to overthrow legal order in Iran
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of using an imaginary threat from Iran as a pretext to overthrow its constitutional order.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the U.S. had used negotiations with Iran as a cover to disguise its plan for regime c...Reuters
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UN experts "deeply disturbed" by child deaths in escalating Middle East conflict
GENEVA, March 4 (Reuters) - A committee of UN experts said on Wednesday it was "deeply disturbed" by the deaths of children amid escalating violence across the Middle East, particularly the bombing of a girls school in Iran. The Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab in southern Iran was h...Reuters
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South Africa offers to mediate in Middle East conflict if asked
JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - South Africa is willing to play a mediating role in the Middle East conflict if asked, President Cyril Ramaphosa told local media on the sidelines of an energy conference in Cape Town."South Africa is always ready to play a contributing role, either in mediation...Reuters
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Cyprus spots suspect object close to Lebanon
NICOSIA, March 4 (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Wednesday a suspect object had been detected close to Lebanese airspace, and a government source said two Greek F16 fighter jets had been scrambled to intercept it.Two aircraft that were preparing to land at Cyprus' Larnaca airport were diverted while ...Reuters
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CORRECTED-German union aims for breakthrough at Tesla Berlin plant
By Rachel More BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Germany's top industrial union is fighting for more influence at Tesla's TSLA.O gigafactory outside Berlin, where staff are voting for a new works council after a campaign marked by mud-slinging and legal challenges.Voting began on Monday at Tesl...Reuters
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Crowdstrike, Oracle, Vulcan Materials
March 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Crowdstrike, Oracle and Vulcan Materials, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS Crowdstrike CRWD.O: Bernstein raises target price to $368 from $353NVR Inc ...Reuters
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South Africa willing to play mediating role in Middle East conflict if gap opens, president says
JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - South Africa is always willing to play a mediating role in the Middle East conflict "if a gap opens," President Cyril Ramaphosa told local media on the sidelines of an energy conference in Cape Town.Reuters
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