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US detects drones over base where Rubio, Hegseth live, Washington Post reports
March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. officials detected unidentified drones above an army base in Washington where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth live, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing three people briefed on the situation.Reuters
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Thailand's Anutin seeks new mandate as parliament votes on prime minister
Anutin has alliance controlling 292 of 499 house seatsA Bhumjaithai-led government could bring period of stabilityRival party's Natthaphong to contest PM voteNext premier faces big economic hurdlesAnutin says he'll work fast to address Thailand's problemsBy Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, Ma...Reuters
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Japan rejects US assessment of its shift on Taiwan ahead of leaders' meeting
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan rejected a U.S. assessment that its stance on how it might react to a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan marked a "significant shift" on Thursday, an issue that could cloud an imminent leaders' summit between Tokyo and Washington. Japanese Prime Minister...Reuters
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Mystery AI model suspected to be DeepSeek V4 is revealed to be from Xiaomi
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - A powerful artificial intelligence model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week was revealed on Wednesday to be from Chinese smartphone and EV giant Xiaomi 1810.HK, after it fueled speculation that startup DeepSeek was quietly...Reuters
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BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to recovery view
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and maintained its assessment the economy was recovering moderately, even as an escalating Middle East conflict clouded the outlook.As widely expected, the central bank left unchanged its short-term policy rate at 0...Reuters
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Musk says SpaceX AI, Tesla will keep ordering Nvidia chips at scale
March 18 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said late on Wednesday that his companies SpaceX AI and Tesla TSLA.O expect to continue ordering Nvidia NVDA.O chips at scale. Tesla is designing its fifth-generation AI chip to power its autonomous ambitions. The chips power Tesla's autonomous driving ...Reuters
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Reviva Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing Of $10 Million Public Offering At $1.50 Per Share
March 18 (Reuters) - Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc RVPH.O:REVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $10 MILLION PUBLIC OFFERINGREVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC - PRICES PUBLIC OFFERING OF 6,666,667 SHARES AND WARRANTS AT $1.50 PER SHAREReuters
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Rwanda, Congo agree on steps to 'de-escalate tensions' in Washington meeting
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The United States hosted representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, with talks centering on the stalled peace process in eastern Congo. It marked the first encounter between the partie...Reuters
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Apple's China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend
By Che Pan and Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O posted a 23% surge in China smartphone sales in the first nine weeks of 2026, bucking a broader market decline as some Android phone makers raised prices in response to higher costs for memory chips.China's overall smartph...Reuters
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Japan rejects US intelligence assessment of a 'significant shift' in its Taiwan stance
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan has not changed its position on how it determines an existential threat, its top government spokesperson said on Friday, rejecting an assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies of a "significant shift" in its stance on Taiwan.The agencies said in an annual thr...Reuters
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Saudi Arabia reserves right to military action against Iran, foreign minister says
By Timour Azhari March 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered, the Saudi foreign minister said early on Thursday, after Riyadh was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles.Iran accused Israel of striking its facilit...Reuters
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US agency asks companies to secure Microsoft tool after Stryker cyberattack
March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday asked companies to strengthen the security of Microsoft's endpoint management tool, after a cyberattack on medical device maker Stryker Corp SYK.N last week.The March 11 cyberattack hit Stryker's computer systems, causing widespread disru...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-DOJ antitrust head says Paramount–Warner Bros deal review is not political
Aggressive approach and more cases to come, official saysAffordability at the forefront of antitrust agendaCompanies trying to avoid deal review raise red flagsBy Jody Godoy WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance's PSKY.O proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O will &...Reuters
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Soccer-Iran continuing World Cup preparations but will not play in US, says soccer chief
March 19 (Reuters) - The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to the United States, soccer chief Mehdi Taj said on Wednesday. Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the ...Reuters
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FBI probes US security official who quit over Iran war, Semafor reports
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Joe Kent, the top U.S. security official who resigned over the war in Iran, is under an FBI investigation for allegedly leaking classified information, Semafor reported on Wednesday citing three sources.The investigation pre-dates his departure as the head of the Nat...Reuters
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Janus Henderson clients, staff push to reject Victory Capital's takeover bid, WSJ reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Clients and investment staff at Janus Henderson JHG.N are urging the asset manager to reject a takeover bid from Victory Capital VCTR.O in favor of a lower-priced offer from Nelson Peltz's Trian and venture firm General Catalyst, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday...Reuters
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Australia's ACCC Says Investigating Into Diesel Supply Conduct In Regional & Rural Australia
March 19 (Reuters) - Australia's ACCC:INVESTIGATING INTO DIESEL SUPPLY CONDUCT IN REGIONAL AND RURAL AUSTRALIAGOT REPORTS CONCERNING DIESEL AVAILABILITY TO INDEPENDENT WHOLESALERS & DISTRIBUTORS SERVICING REGIONAL AND RURAL AUSTRALIAReuters
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