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Tennis-Alcaraz sets up Medvedev Indian Wells semi-final, Sabalenka and Rybakina advance
Medvedev beats defending champion Draper Sinner, Zverev to face off in last fourSvitolina defeats second seed SwiatekSabalenka, Rybakina power throughMarch 12 (Reuters) - World number one Carlos Alcaraz charged past Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to set up an Indian Wells semi-final against Dani...Reuters
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Veon Delivers Record Digital Growth 4Q25 Digital Revenues Grow 84% To 20.1% Of Total
March 13 (Reuters) - VEON Ltd VEON-RX.MM:VEON DELIVERS RECORD DIGITAL GROWTH: 4Q25 DIGITAL REVENUES GROW 84% TO 20.1% OF TOTAL, DRIVING 17% REVENUE AND 29% EBITDA GROWTH IN 4Q25VEON LTD - FY2025 REVENUE UP 9.9% YOY TO $4,399 MILLIONVEON LTD - EXPECTS 2026 EBITDA GROWTH OF 7%-10% YOY IN USD TERMSVEON...Reuters
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Taiwan parliament authorises government to sign stalled US arms deals
TAIPEI, March 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan's parliament on Friday authorised the government to sign U.S. agreements for four arms sales packages, after officials warned that Taipei would go to the back of the line if it missed the deadline.The back and forth on Taiwan's defence spending has provoke...Reuters
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Kyivstar Says Revenue Rises 26% YoY As Digital And Connectivity Drive Growth
March 13 (Reuters) - Kyivstar Group Ltd KYIV.O:KYIVSTAR REVENUE RISES 26% YOY AS DIGITAL AND CONNECTIVITY DRIVE GROWTHKYIVSTAR GROUP LTD - EXPECTS 2026 USD REVENUE GROWTH OF 8%-11%, EBITDA GROWTH OF 5%-8%KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD - FY25 WITH EARNINGS PER SHARE OF USD 1.32Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-New US weapons for Taiwan could be approved after Trump's China trip, sources say
Trump expected to meet China's Xi later this monthUS approved $11 billion arms sale package for Taiwan in DecemberChina has called for the US to stop selling Taiwan armsBy Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/TAIPEI, March 13 (Reuters) - A major U.S. arms ...Reuters
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Meta pushes AI model 'Avocado' rollout to May or later, NYT reports
March 12 (Reuters) - Meta META.O has postponed the release of its artificial intelligence model "Avocado" to at least May, from this month, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing sources.The performance of Meta's new AI model currently falls between Google's GOOGL.O AI Gemin...Reuters
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Canada's Greenfire posts Q4 free cash flow deficit, ends year debt-free
OverviewCanadian oil sands producer's Q4 adjusted free cash flow was negative amid lower bitumen productionCompany ended 2025 debt-free after redeeming all 2028 notes and completing a rights offeringQ4 production decline at Expansion Asset offset by Demo Asset optimization and new sulphur remova...Reuters
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Canada's Tree Island Steel Q4 revenue falls sharply, suspends dividend
OverviewCanada wire products maker's Q4 revenue fell sharply yr/yr due to lower U.S. sales volumesCompany posted a Q4 net loss and negative adjusted EBITDADividend suspended for 2026 after cost cuts and 27% workforce reduction in 2025OutlookTree Island Steel has suspended dividend payments in 20...Reuters
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Canada's Firm Capital Mortgage Q4 net income falls, investment portfolio decreases
OverviewCanadian mortgage lender's Q4 net income fell 4.7% yr/yr, EPS also declinedInvestment portfolio decreased 6.5% yr/yr amid higher repayments and lower new fundingCompany declared monthly cash dividend, unchanged from prior periodsOutlookFirm Capital Mortgage did not provide specific finan...Reuters
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One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after social media ban
Qustodio data shows 20% of teens still use banned appsPlatforms face fines for non-compliance with age restrictionsTeen social media use usually dips during summer break, then recoversBy Byron KayeSYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) - One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media t...Reuters
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China's ByteDance gets access to top Nvidia AI chips, WSJ reports
March 12 (Reuters) - TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance is assembling computing power with top Nvidia NVDA.O chips outside China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.ByteDance is working with Southeast Asian firm Aolani Cloud to deploy about 500 Nvidia Blackwell computing systems in Mala...Reuters
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Nepal ex-rapper's party wins election in landslide after Gen Z protests
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, March 13 (Reuters) - A three-year-old party won Nepal's general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime minister, with a mandate for the rapper-turned-politician to restore political stability.The...Reuters
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Michigan synagogue, Virginia university targeted in unnerving day of US violence
Suspect rams truck into Jewish temple with preschoolConvicted ISIS supporter opens fire at Old Dominion UniversityBoth attackers killed; victim slain in VirginiaThirty officers suffer smoke inhalation from fire at synagogueBy Steve Gorman March 12 (Reuters) - A convicted Islamic State supporter o...Reuters
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Malaysia says talks with U.S. on unfair trade probe ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia's trade ministry said on Friday that discussions are ongoing with the United States after Washington announced a trade investigation into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners.Malaysia, which was named in the probe, said no specific o...Reuters
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BREAKINGVIEWS-India’s AI hopeful is more hedge than hero
By Ujjaini DuttaBENGALURU, March 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - India's domestic artificial intelligence push has an unlikely torchbearer: Sarvam. The little known two-and-a-half year startup, backed by Peak XV Partners, unveiled two large Indic language models at last month's AI Impact Summi...Reuters
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Ferretti adviser calls KKCG's stake-raise offer unattractive
March 13 (Reuters) - Italian yacht maker Ferretti YACHT.MI on Friday said an independent financial adviser has called Czech investment group KKCG's offer to double its stake in the firm "not attractive." In a statement, Ferretti said the independent board committee reviewing the bid agre...Reuters
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