Indians throng last day of Maha Kumbh festival that drew 663 million
Devotees take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical invisible Saraswati river, to mark Maghi Purnima, one of the auspicious days during the “Maha Kumbh Mela”, or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, February 12, 2025. REUTERS NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Large crowds turned […]
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal joins Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis for key distribution ceremony of 15 self-redeveloped housing societies in North Mumbai
1000 bed hospital construction progressing swiftly in North Mumbai and another 1000 bed hospital to come up in West Kandivali:Shri Goyal Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis, distributed keys for the 15 self-redeveloped housing societies in North Mumbai on 25 February 2025. Addressing the […]
Singapore banks declare multi-billion dollar capital returns; OCBC Q4 profit misses
People pass an OCBC Bank signage in Singapore July 11, 2023. REUTERS Summary OCBC Q4 net profit rises to S$1.69 bln vs S$1.81 bln estimate OCBC unveils S$2.5 billion capital return Q4 net interest margin at 2.15% vs 2.29% a year earlier Q4 ROE fell to 11.8% from 12.4% a […]
Alibaba makes AI model for video, image generation publicly available
Alibaba Group sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba (9988.HK), opens new tab said on Wednesday its video- and image-generating artificial intelligence model Wan 2.1 is now publicly available – or open source – in a move likely […]
Trump proposes fines, prison for migrants illegally in US who don’t register
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. February 25, 2025. REUTERS WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Immigrants in the U.S. illegally who fail to register with the federal government could face significant fines, potential imprisonment or both, according to a directive issued by the […]
US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS Summary Draft minerals deal lacks U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine Trump seeks peacekeeping troops in Ukraine if conflict ends Ukraine’s mineral wealth could benefit U.S. under […]
Exclusive: Nvidia’s H20 chip orders jump as Chinese firms adopt DeepSeek’s AI models, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A NVIDIA logo is shown at SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 31, 2017. REUTERS Summary Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent have boosted H20 purchases, sources say Smaller firms now buying servers with AI computing systems, source says Trump administration considering new H20 export controls, sources have […]
EU and Israel resume dialogue with focus on Gaza’s future
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and EU commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica hold a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025. REUTERS Israeli Foreign […]
South Korea court to hear closing statements in Yoon’s impeachment trial
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 20, 2025. SONG KYUNG-SEOK/Pool via REUTERS Summary Yoon defends martial law as a warning, not full military rule Parliament rebukes […]
Winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Ralph Fiennes speaks as “Conclave” receives the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award during the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 23, 2025. REUTERS Timothee Chalamet receives the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role award for ” A Complete Unknown” during the […]