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By Jesus Calero (Reuters) -Yara International, one of the world's largest fertilizer producers, reported third-quarter core earnings above market expectations on Friday, citing record production and its focus on core operations to boost profitability. Third-quarter earnings before interest,...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's Electrolux, the world's second-biggest appliances maker, reported on Friday a smaller third-quarter adjusted operating profit than expected but said losses at its North America business narrowed. Operating profit excluding non-recurring items increased to 717 million...

Winding through the lawless, rugged hills of northern Myanmar, National Highway 3 links a stunning series of victories by ethnic rebels and pro-democracy fighters in their war against the junta. An offensive launched a year ago Sunday has...

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple Inc is welcome to continue deepening its presence in the Chinese market, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told its Chief Executive Tim Cook during a meeting on Friday, the ministry said in...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and China have agreed to hold further technical negotiations shortly on possible alternatives to tariffs on China-built electric vehicles, the European Commission said on Friday. "The principals agreed that further technical negotiations...

An age-old symbol of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon's rickety yellow trams have become such a magnet for tourists that some locals complain they can no longer grab a ride. Lisbon began operating trams in the late 19th century...

LAS VEGAS — Last year, generative AI was the talk of the town at the annual HLTH conference in Vegas. It was a breakthrough the health tech industry folks needed and held the promise of everything from virtually...

TikTok owner ByteDance has been losing momentum in 2024, with slower revenue growth and narrower profit margins for the first three quarters compared with last year, according to local media. Revenue growth "significantly" slowed for the first nine months of...

China's World Internet Conference (WIC), an annual event that promotes the Chinese model and concept of internet governance, will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) this year, as Beijing seeks a greater role in the global governance of AI....

US President Joe Biden has signed a national security memorandum to guide US military and intelligence agencies on the risks of AI and its responsible use, with the aim of improving America's edge against rivals such as China...