Macron, Merz, Tusk will visit Moldova on August 27 for independence day, Elysee says

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will visit Moldova next week to celebrate Moldova’s independence day, the French president’s office said on Friday. “The leaders will reaffirm their full support for Moldova’s security, sovereignty and European path,” the Elysee said in a statement about the …

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Nvidia CEO in Taipei to visit TSMC, says in talks with US over new China chip

By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei on Friday to visit chip foundry partner TSMC, as the world’s most valuable company navigates rising friction between Washington and Beijing over access to its industry-leading AI chips. His visit, just days ahead of Nvidia’s earnings release on Wednesday, comes …

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India moves to sharpen weather forecasting amid renewable energy push

By Sethuraman N R NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India is working to significantly improve the accuracy of its weather forecasting systems to meet the growing demands of its renewable energy sector, a senior government official said on Friday. With solar and wind energy generation highly dependent on local weather conditions, the country is finding traditional broad-scale …

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Thai court clears influential ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) – A court in Thailand dismissed a royal insult case on Friday against influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, clearing the first hurdle in a series of high-stakes court rulings involving the powerful Shinawatra political dynasty. The court said the case, brought by the royalist military stemming from …

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Indian automaker Bajaj Auto’s rare earths supply improves, MD tells CNBC-TV18

(Reuters) -Indian automaker Bajaj Auto’s supply of rare earth magnets has improved, its managing director Rajiv Bajaj told CNBC-TV18 on Friday, helping the company boost production of electric vehicles ahead of the lucrative festive season. China, which controls 90% of the global production of rare earths, banned its export in April, forcing automakers including Bajaj …

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DHL: German postal service to suspend transport of business parcels to US

(DHL corrects date to after August 25, not August 22) DUSSELDORF (Reuters) – DHL, which runs Germany’s postal service Deutsche Post, said it will suspend acceptance and transport of parcels and postal items containing goods from business customers destined for the United States after August 25. “The reason for these likely temporary restrictions is new …

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Adidas bittet in mexikanischer Kleinstadt um Verzeihung für Sandalen-Design

Villa Hidalgo Yalalag (Reuters) – Eine Delegation des Sportartikelherstellers Adidas hat die Bevölkerung einer mexikanischen Kleinstadt öffentlich um Verzeihung gebeten. Wegen des Designs eines Adidas-Schuhs, das an die traditionellen Huarache-Sandalen erinnerte, für die das knapp 2000 Einwohner zählende Villa Hidalgo Yalalag bekannt ist, war der fränkische Konzern in die Kritik geraten. Es geht um den …

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Russian navy practices defending against ‘underwater saboteurs’ in Baltic Sea

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have conducted an exercise in the Baltic Sea including drills to repel an underwater attack, the defence ministry said on Friday. Units of divers “demonstrated skills in detecting and capturing a group of underwater saboteurs, as well as using FPV (first person view) drones to destroy unmanned boats of a mock …

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