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Qatar evacuates residents near US embassy as 'precautionary measure'
March 5 (Reuters) - Qatar is evacuating residents living in the vicinity of the US embassy in Doha as a "temporary precautionary measure", the Gulf country's interior ministry said early on Thursday."Suitable accommodation has been provided for them as part of necessary preventive me...Reuters
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US charter flight bringing Americans from Middle East, State Department says
March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. government charter flight was bringing Americans to the United States from the Middle East, and additional flights were being arranged for locations across the region, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.Reuters
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US lawmakers raise concerns over Intel's testing of tools made by Chinese-linked firm
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers led by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican Tom Cotton on Wednesday raised national security concerns over Intel's testing of chipmaking tools made by ACM Research, as first reported by Reute...Reuters
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China's defence spending to rise 7% in 2026 vs 7.2% set for 2025
BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China's 2026 defence spending will rise 7%, a copy of an official government report reviewed by Reuters showed on Thursday, slightly lower than the 2025 increase of 7.2% but roughly in line with rises over the last decade.Regional military attaches and security analy...Reuters
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Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology Says Postpones 1-For-50 Reverse Stock Split To March 9, 2026
March 4 (Reuters) - Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology BHAT.O:BLUE HAT ANNOUNCES AN UPDATED EFFECTIVE TIME FOR 1-FOR-50 REVERSE STOCK SPLITBLUE HAT INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY - POSTPONES 1-FOR-50 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT TO MARCH 9, 2026Reuters
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China to support Hong Kong's integration with country's overall development
BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China will ensure Hong Kong is more effectively governed in accordance with the law, in a copy of an official government report reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.The report also said China would support Hong Kong and Macau in better integrating and contributing to the coun...Reuters
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Colombia's Ecopetrol posts 61% drop in quarterly profit
BOGOTA, March 4 (Reuters) - Colombia's state oil producer Ecopetrol ECO.CN on Wednesday reported a 60.8% drop in fourth-quarter profits from a year earlier, driven by lower Brent crude oil prices, lower domestic gas sales, and the effects of a weaker exchange rate.Net profit for the quarter came...Reuters
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Broadcom sees over $100 billion in AI chip sales by 2027 on robust custom chip demand
Company announces new $10 billion share buyback programFirst-quarter revenue rises 29% to $19.31 billionAI revenue jumps 106% to $8.4 billion in first quarterBy Jaspreet Singh March 4 (Reuters) - Chip designer Broadcom AVGO.O on Wednesday projected its artificial intelligence chip revenue would e...Reuters
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South Korea chip industry concerned Iran crisis will lead to higher chip prices, lawmaker says
SEOUL, March 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's chip industry raised concerns that the Iran crisis may increase power costs and chip prices and cast a cloud on plans to build AI data centres in the Middle East if the situation is prolonged, ruling party lawmaker Kim Young-bae said on Thursday.Kim made ...Reuters
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Morgan Stanley Has Laid Off About 2500 Employees Or About 3% Of Its Total Workforce - Source
March 4 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley MS.N:MORGAN STANLEY HAS LAID OFF ABOUT 2500 EMPLOYEES OR ABOUT 3% OF ITS TOTAL WORKFORCE, SOURCE SAYSMORGAN STANLEY'S JOB CUTS IMPACT ALL THREE OF THE BANK'S MAJOR DIVISIONS, SOURCE SAYSReuters
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US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress.Reuters
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Trump says he will make endorsement in Republican Texas Senate primary soon
Trump urged to endorse incumbent CornynRepublican source says money a factor in president's decisionTiming of endorsement still unclearBy Bo Erickson and Steve Holland March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would soon endorse a candidate in the Republican primary...Reuters
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China's defence spending to rise 7% in 2026 vs 7.2% set for 2025
BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China's 2026 defence spending will rise 7%, a copy of an official government report reviewed by Reuters showed on Thursday.The figure is slightly lower than the 2025 increase of 7.2% and roughly in line with rises over the last decade.Reuters
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Britain's foreign office advises against travel to all areas of Lebanon
March 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office said on Wednesday it advises against travel to all areas of Lebanon, which has been dragged into the Middle East conflict that has engulfed the region since the United States and Israel attacked Iran. "FCDO now advises against all travel or all bu...Reuters
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Senators say Texas drone incidents show need for better government coordination
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Senators said Wednesday that two incidents in Texas involving government drones that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close airspace to airplanes show the need for significantly improved coordination.The U.S. military on Febru...Reuters
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DIARY-Emerging Markets Economic Events to May 5
March 5 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Top Economic Events M/DIARYEmerging Markets Economic Events EMRG/DIARYGovernment Debt Auctions D/DIARYPolitical and General News POL/DIARYU.S. Federal Reserve FED/DIARYToday in Washington WASH/DIARY----------...Reuters
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DIARY-Top Economic Events to April 30
March 5 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events M/DIARYEmerging Markets Economic Events EMRG/DIARYGovernment Debt Auctions D/DIARYPolitical and General News POL/DIARYU.S. Federal Reserve FED/DIARYToday in Washington WASH/DIARY-------...Reuters
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Judge orders US Customs to process refunds on illegal Trump tariffs
Judge orders refunds with interest for illegal Trump tariffsCustoms faces unprecedented task of reviewing 70 million entriesImporters seek simple refund process to avoid legal hurdlesBy David Lawder and Tom Hals WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade court judge on Wednesday ordered the gov...Reuters
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