(Reuters) - A U.S. solar industry group on Wednesday unveiled an aggressive goal to deploy vast amounts of energy storage capacity by 2030 to help renewables serve power-hungry customers. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Large energy users have been investing in...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - State-owned Russian bank VTB said it expects the retail lending market to go into hibernation mode this year as banks prioritise the quality of their loan portfolios with the central bank's key rate at 21%. Lending growth remaine...

By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - The man tipped to win Germany's election next month is set to propose plans on Wednesday to restrict migration that could pass with the help of votes from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), potentially breaking a t...

(Reuters) - World number six Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie due to injury, the country's tennis federation (TSS) said. Djokovic, who was set to represent Serbia in their Jan. 31-Feb. 2 meeting with De...

Crystal Dunn is out at Gotham FC after just one season. The team and the U.S. women's national team stalwart announced their separation on Tuesday. "Crystal is an accomplished player who has achieved so much in her career," Gotham FC general manager ...

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed DeepSeek-V3. The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Ma...

After a freak accident in the kitchen kept him out of the first few PGA Tour events of 2025, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is set to return this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Scheffler was just over two weeks removed from his victory at the He...

Brittney Griner, who has played for only the Phoenix Mercury in her WNBA career, reportedly is joining a new team. The 34-year-old center agreed to a one-year free agent deal with the Atlanta Dream, ESPN reported on Tuesday. The news broke on the sam...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in northern India's Uttar Pradesh State on Wednesday, on one of the holiest days of the event, as tens of millions gathered at the ...

(Reuters) - Russia and Syria will hold further talks over Russian military bases in Syria, Russia's news agencies reported late on Tuesday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov after his talks with Syrian officials. "This issue r...