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EXPLAINER-How Musk's interview with German AfD leader squares with EU laws
By Supantha Mukherjee, Philip Blenkinsop STOCKHOLM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's expected hosting of Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, for a discussion on his X platform on Thursday was being watched by the European Commission to check for any spreading o...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Apollo considers $9.5 bln investment in Seven & i buyout, Bloomberg says
Adds background and context from paragraph 4 TOKYO/HONG KONG, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management APO.N is considering investing as much as 1.5 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) in a management buyout of Japan's Seven & i Holdings 3382.T, Bloomberg News said on Friday, citing several people wit...Reuters
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Kremlin says progress on a Trump-Putin meeting is possible once Trump takes office
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday there may be progress on setting up a meeting between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20.Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Putin, but offered n...Reuters
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India names Diageo, Sequoia Capital in case alleging suspicious payments
Diageo, Sequoia Capital face influence-peddling investigation Diageo made payment to lift ban on duty-free items -agencySequoia made payments for investment approval -agencyBy Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - India's federal investigating agency has accused liquor giant Diageo DGE....Reuters
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BRIEF-Apple Likely To Shift 25% Of Its Production To India By The End Of This Year - ET Now Post On X
Jan 10 (Reuters) - APPLE LIKELY TO SHIFT 25% OF ITS PRODUCTION TO INDIA BY THE END OF THIS YEAR - ET NOW POST ON XSource text: https://tinyurl.com/5n888e7sFurther company coverage: AAPL.O ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
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UPDATE 3-South Korean leader's security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon
President's security chief resignsBloodshed must be avoided, security chief says as appears for police questioningNew poll shows support for Yoon's party recoveringAdds presidential security chief resignation in paragraph 3, acting president in paragraphs 6-8By Hyunjoo Jin and Jack Kim Seoul, Jan...Reuters
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Soccer-MLS apologises for announcing wrong Japanese player had joined Atlanta
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Major League Soccer (MLS) apologised on Thursday after saying Celtic's Japanese forward Kyogo Furuhashi had signed for Atlanta United when in fact it was his compatriot Cayman Togashi who had joined the U.S. club.Atlanta had previously been linked with a move for Scotland-based st...Reuters
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Tennis-Gauff more comfortable with her game after changing mindset
MELBOURNE, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Coco Gauff is feeling more comfortable than ever in her game heading into the Australian Open and while changes to her playing style have had an impact the world number three says it is her different mindset which has made the biggest difference.Gauff, who won her only ...Reuters
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Taiwan expects small impact from Trump tariffs on chip exports
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan only expects a small impact from any tariffs imposed by the incoming government of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on semiconductor exports given their technological superiority, Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Friday.Home to the world's la...Reuters
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UPDATE 3-Tesla launches redesigned Model Y in Asia, seeking to fend off rivals
New Model Y in China priced 5% higher than current version Tesla also taking orders in Asia-Pacific; plans for US, Europe unclearTesla has lost ground to Chinese rivals, new Model Y will have strong competitorsAdds orders being taken in other Asian markets in paragraph 3, analysts' comments in parag...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Two killed in Donetsk after Ukrainian strike hit supermarket, Russian news agencies say
Updates with investigators reporting two deathsMOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Russian investigators said two people were killed and two others wounded on Friday in a Ukrainian strike on "civilian infrastructure" in the Russian-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, state news agency RIA said. Anot...Reuters
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BRIEF-Mercedes-Benz Group 2024 Sales Down 4% At 2.39 Million Vehicles
Jan 10 (Reuters) - MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG MBGn.DE:GROUP - 2024 SALES DOWN 4% AT 2.39 MILLION VEHICLESGROUP - Q4 SALES DOWN 2% AT 625,800 VEHICLESCARS - 2024 SALES DOWN 3% AT 1.98 MILLION VEHICLESCARS - Q4 SALES UP 1% AT 520,100 VEHICLESCARS - 2024 CHINA SALES DOWN 7%, EUROPE SALES DOWN 3%, UNITED ST...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Russia attacks Ukraine with 72 drones overnight, Kyiv says
Adds detail in paragraphs 3-5KYIV, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine's air force said on Friday Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight though it downed 33 of them while 34 others disappeared from radar without reaching their targets.Five drones struck various buildings in the northern region of Cherni...Reuters
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes near west coast of Colombia, GFZ says
Jan 10 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck near the west coast of Colombia on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences(GFZ) said.The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru) ((Bipasha.Dey@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
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South Korea's interim leader calls for new way to investigate Yoon to end stalemate
SEOUL, Jan 10 (Reuters) - South Korea Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday called for a fresh way to resolve a stalemate over anti-graft investigators attempts to arrest impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol. Choi proposed in a statement asking parliament to prepare a new bill to appoint a special pro...Reuters
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Two weeks in, South Korea's latest leader Choi walks political tightrope
Pressure to ensure Yoon arrest is peacefulChoi stands better chance of avoiding impeachment, analysts sayConcerns over Choi's rapport with Trump administrationA Gallup Korea poll: 31% feel Choi doing good job, 56% disapprove of his performance.By Cynthia Kim SEOUL, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Two weeks af...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Jan 10
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- BlackRock BLK.N has withdrawn from the United Nations-backed Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, marking a significant shift for the asset m...Reuters
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Japan's NTT appoints banks for $1 billion data center REIT IPO in Singapore, sources say
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT) 9432.T has appointed Bank of America BAC.N and UBS UBSG.S to work on a $1 billion data centre real estate investment trust listing in Singapore, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The ...Reuters
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Euro zone government bond yields hit fresh multi-month highs before US data
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields hit fresh multi-month highs on Friday as investors awaited U.S. jobs data later in the session, which could provide clues about the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path.Borrowing costs have risen as strong economic figures and the prospect of U.S...Reuters
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South Korea's presidential security chief offers to resign, his office says
SEOUL, Jan 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential security chief has submitted his resignation to acting President Choi Sang-mok, his office said in a statement on Friday.Park Chong-jun, head of the Presidential Security Service, is currently under investigation for obstructing efforts by anti-gr...Reuters
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Ukraine says Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight
KYIV, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine's air force said on Friday Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight, adding that it downed 33 of them and 34 more disappeared from radars without reaching their targets.The air force said five drones struck various buildings in the northern region of Chernihiv, wo...Reuters
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BRIEF-Vodafone Says Placing In Indus Raises INR 28 Bln
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Vodafone Group PLC VOD.L:INDUS TOWERS STAKE SALE AND VI SHAREHOLDINGPLACING RAISES INR 28 BILLION (US$330 MILLION), REPAYS INR 8.9 BILLION (US$105 MILLION) BORROWINGSUSED PROCEEDS FROM CAPITAL RAISE TO PAY OUTSTANDING MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT DUES TO INDUSSource text: ID:nRSJ8952S...Reuters
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Supermarket in Russian-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was struck by Ukrainian army, TASS says
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A supermarket in the Russian-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine has been struck by the Ukrainian army wounding at least two people, Russia's TASS state news agency said on Friday.Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. (Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Anas...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - Jan 10
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories, and does not vouch for their accuracy.- A New York State appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp FOXA.O to dismiss part of a $2.7 billi...Reuters
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ANALYSIS-Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Jailed militant leader signalled readiness to halt conflictPro-Kurdish party discussing proposals with other partiesFall of Assad in Syria transforms dynamics of any peace processHarsh government rhetoric fuels scepticism among Kurds More than 40,000 people have been killed in conflict By Daren Butl...Reuters
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