Australia home prices continue to climb, Sydney back at record high
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian home prices climbed at a brisk pace in May, posting the largest monthly gain since October, as a sustained squeeze on supply of affordable homes in most major capital cities continued to push prices up nationwide, data...
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Indian opposition leader returns to jail after vote ends
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The chief minister of India's capital New Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, surrendered to prison authorities on Sunday as the interim bail granted by the country's top court in a corruption case ended, his party officials said. Kejriwa...
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Next Boeing CEO should understand past mistakes, airlines boss says
By Tim Hepher and Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - The next CEO of Boeing should have an understanding of what led to its current crisis and be prepared to look outside for examples of best industrial practices, the head of the International Air T...
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Saudi leads as Gulf bourses end higher; Egypt extends loss
By Md Manzer Hussain (Reuters) - Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday, led by the Saudi index, after a U.S. inflation reading supported expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Saudi Arabia's benchmark index ros...
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Tennis-Swiatek, Gauff not in favour of late matches after Djokovic marathon
By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stressed the need to start matches earlier at Grand Slams after defending champion Novak Djokovic came through a marathon third-round clash that ended in the early hours of Sunday m...
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Australian trust in US fell, but security alliance vital, says poll
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - An annual poll of how Australians view foreign relations showed trust in the United States has dipped, although most (83%) saw the U.S. alliance as important for security, and 63% said it makes Australia safer f...
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Nvidia says its next-generation AI chip platform to be rolled out in 2026
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Sunday that the company's next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chip platform was called Rubin and would be rolled out in 2026. The Rubin family of chips will include new graphics (GP...
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India to increase road toll charges from Monday
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will hike road toll charges across the country by 3-5% from Monday, officials said, after putting the annual increase on hold in April due to the country's general elections. Toll charges in India are revi...
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Trend Micro taps Nvidia software tools for AI cybersecurity offering
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Trend Micro on Sunday said it is working with Nvidia to create new cybersecurity tools that use artificial intelligence and are designed to protect the data centers where AI work happens. The tools, which Trend Micro p...
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US, S.Korea and Japan agree to hold joint military exercises
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to hold new trilateral joint exercises this summer, a joint statement issued by U.S Department of Defense said on Sunday, after a meeting of the three allies' defense ministers...
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GSK blood cancer drug nearly halves risk of death in late-stage trial
By Pratik Jain (Reuters) - GSK's multiple myeloma drug Blenrep nearly halved the risk of disease progression or death compared to standard-of-care treatments for the incurable blood cancer, according to data from a late-stage study presented at a m...
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OPEC+ agrees to extend voluntary output cuts into Q3'24, talks continue, sources say
LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC+ has agrees to extend voluntary oil production cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day into the third quarter of 2024, two OPEC+ sources said on Sunday. Talks about cuts for the fourth quarter and 2025 continue, the sources said...
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Tennis-Gauff cruises past Cocciaretto to French Open quarter-finals
PARIS (Reuters) - American world number three Coco Gauff was far too strong for Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the French Open on Sunday, sealing a 6-1 6-2 win to reach the quarter-finals. The match began at a frenetic pace, with the 45th-ranked...
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Fire reported at Lukoil oil refinery in northwest Russia -agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an oil refinery owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the city of Ukhta in the Komi Republic, a region in the northwest of Russia, news agencies cited regional authorities as saying on Sunday. Agencies quoted t...
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Iran's foreign ministry summons Chinese ambassador in Tehran over Gulf Islands
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tehran to protest about a China-UAE statement related to Iran's sovereignty over three Islands also claimed by the UAE, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. The isl...
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