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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he is in no rush to make a decision about his Indian Premier League future after the 41-year-old guided his team to their 10th final in 14 seasons. Four years after quitting international cricket Dhoni remains the league’s most popular player, his presence guaranteeing impressive support for Chennai even away from home. Dhoni has reinvented himself as a […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian prime minister’s trip to Beijing as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperation even as the West remains critical of their ties amid the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin – the highest ranking Russian official to visit Beijing since Moscow sent thousands of its troops to Ukraine in […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian prime minister’s trip to Beijing as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperation even as the West remains critical of their ties amid the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin – the highest ranking Russian official to visit Beijing since Moscow sent thousands of its troops to Ukraine in […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. needs to invest more in aviation safety technology solutions after a series of close-call runway incidents this year, the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday. The NTSB is investigating six runway incursion events since January including some that could have been catastrophic. Technology systems that help detect aircraft and ground vehicles at airports to prevent runway incursion are […]

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday announced new funding for a landmark scientific experiment deep in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest that will measure the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on trees, the British embassy said. Foreign Secretary James Cleverley visited the project north of the city of Manaus where scientists are erecting dozens of towers that will inject carbon dioxide into the forest canopy and monitor how the plants absorb […]

By Krystal Hu and Arriana McLymore (Reuters) – Online fashion giant Shein is exploring plans to build a factory in Mexico, as one of its manufacturing hubs outside China, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The factory, which will produce Shein items and is part of the retailer’s push to localize production, could shorten shipping time and cut distribution costs for Shein customers in Latin America. It follows its […]

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. money market fund assets hit a new record of $5.8 trillion this week as yield-hungry investors continued to turn to the short-term debt securities – a stark contrast to the 2011 debt- ceiling standoff when there were large outflows from the funds. Money market mutual funds – a key source of short-term corporate and municipal funding – have enjoyed $614.8 billion in […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Moonfire Ventures, launched in 2020 by former Atomico co-founder Mattias Ljungman, said on Wednesday that it had raised $115 million to invest in European startup technology firms and in the AI (artificial intelligence) sector. The fund-raising by Moonfire Ventures highlights the growth in Europe of artificial intelligence, which has led politicians around the world to examine how AI could be better regulated. “Europe has been a leader […]

By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) – Honda will return to Formula One as a full-blown engine manufacturer powering Aston Martin’s title ambitions when the sport enters a new era in 2026, the Japanese carmaker announced on Wednesday. The new ‘works’ partnership will transform Silverstone-based Aston Martin into Honda’s sole focus on the starting grid from their current position as one of four teams with Mercedes engines. “It is very, very difficult […]