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Trump may push Japan for help with Iran war in White House meeting
Trump irate over limited ally support in Iran conflictJapan seeks ways to support US in Middle EastTokyo aims to influence Trump's Beijing tripBy Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may use a White House meeting with Japan’s prime mini...Reuters
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Canada's Almonty 2025 revenue rises 13%, net loss widens on non-cash charges
OverviewCanada tungsten producer's 2025 revenue rose 13% yr/yr, driven by higher tungsten pricesCompany posted C$161.9 mln net loss, mainly due to non-cash derivative revaluation chargesAlmonty began active mining at Sangdong Mine and raised cash through a public share offeringOutlookCompany foc...Reuters
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China's LexinFintech Q4 revenue falls 17% as risk management weighs
OverviewChina fintech platform's Q4 revenue fell 17% yr/yr as risk management weighed on resultsQ4 adjusted net income dropped 39% yr/yr amid regulatory transition and industry volatilityCompany declared US$0.188 per ADS dividend and repurchased US$39 mln in sharesOutlookLexinFintech expects Q1 ...Reuters
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Judge ends asylum claim of Minnesotan boy detained by ICE, report says
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - An immigration judge has ended the asylum claim of the Ecuadorean boy who was detained during an immigration raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota Public Radio reported on Wednesday, citing a lawyer for the boy and his family. Liam Conejo Ramos was taken...Reuters
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BREAKINGVIEWS-The AI boom tests its limits: podcast
By Aimee Donnellan and Jonathan Guilford LONDON/NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Follow on Apple or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript. Listen to the podcast. OpenAI and Anthropic, together valued at over $1 trln, have raised vast sums from...Reuters
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China likely to have standards for post-quantum crytography in 3 years, expert says
China working on different standards than the US Finance and energy are priority industries for post-quantum migrationUS, South Korea aim for full industry migration by 2035By Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - China will likely develop national standards for post-quantum cryptography in t...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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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. The officials have not determined wher...Reuters
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Japan lower house approves Takaichi's dovish nominees to fill BOJ board
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament approved on Thursday Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's choice of two like-minded monetary doves to join the central bank board, a move that could influence its decision on the timing and pac...Reuters
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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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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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