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Brazil cracks down as wildcat miners in the Amazon shift their operations
By Adriano Machado SUCUNDURI, Brazil (Reuters) - Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conserv...
Dec 28, 2023
Ambani wants Reliance to emerge as pioneer AI developer for India
By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) - Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani wants the group to pioneer artificial intelligence solutions for India's urgent priorities including healthcare, educatio...
Dec 28, 2023
Depardieu row exposes divide in France over thinking on sexism
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) - An open letter penned by dozens of actresses and other artists in defense of Gerard Depardieu, the cinema giant accused of sexual harassment, has laid bare divisions...
Dec 28, 2023
Baidu’s ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has more than 100 million users -CTO
BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu's ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has garnered more than 100 million users, chief technology officer of the Chinese internet company Wang Haifeng said on Thursday. The user base miles...
Dec 28, 2023
Israeli startups raised $1.5 billion in Q4, $7 billion in 2023
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli high tech firms raised $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, preliminary data showed on Thursday, in a sign that foreigners are still investing in ...
Dec 28, 2023
South Korea police defend probe of ‘Parasite’ actor who was found dead
By Jack Kim and Jimin Jung SEOUL (Reuters) - The head of the district police force that investigated South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun over allegations of illegal drug use on Thursday defended the tough...
Dec 28, 2023
China smartphone maker Xiaomi unveils first electric vehicle
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi took the wraps off its first electric vehicle on Thursday - a highly anticipated model that is expected to make the most of its shared operating system with the comp...
Dec 28, 2023
US court rejects sentence appeal by Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S. court has rejected an appeal by former Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to review a 2019 ruling that sentenced him to life in prison. Guzman, who for years le...
Dec 27, 2023
Alibaba must face lawsuit in US over counterfeit Squishmallows
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Alibaba's bid to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged sale by various merchants of counterfeit versions of the popular childre...
Dec 27, 2023
Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94 – APA
By Kirsti Knolle Gaston Glock, the reclusive engineer and tycoon who developed one of the world's best-selling handguns, died on Wednesday aged 94, Austrian news agency APA said. The Austrian won loya...
Dec 27, 2023
