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May 14 (Reuters) – In China, Elon Musk has been the object of love – and occasional loathing. The Tesla boss has been both lauded as a visionary and criticised by Chinese regulators and the public for the alleged bungling of customer complaints. In addition, the dominance of SpaceX and its Starlink satellite unit has raised the ire of the People’s Liberation Army. And as the gap between Tesla and […]

DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) – BlackRock’s GIP has partnered with Singapore’s Temasek and Abu Dhabi’s newest wealth fund L’IMAD and state oil firm ADNOC to launch an infrastructure partnership targeting $30 billion of investment across the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asia, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday. The partnership will raise a combination of equity and debt capital to target investments in greenfield and brownfield infrastructure assets […]

By Mikhail Flores and Nestor Corrales MANILA, May 14 (Reuters) – Philippine authorities were seeking confirmation on Thursday of reports that a top politician wanted by the International Criminal Court had fled, a day after gunfire rang out at the Senate where he had taken refuge fearing his arrest.  Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, the former national police chief and top enforcer of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs”, has […]

NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR, May 14 (Reuters) – Almost 90 people were killed in a violent storm that battered India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, with rain and hail, the state disaster management and relief office said on Thursday. Storms are common in the northern state during the hot season from March to June, before the monsoon rains bring respite. “Adverse weather conditions” on Wednesday led to the deaths of 89 people, […]

May 14 (Reuters) – Iran hosted a World Cup departure rally attended by thousands of fans in Tehran’s Enqelab Square on Wednesday night even if concerns remain about the team getting into the United States and competing at the tournament. The players, who will continue their preparations at a training camp in Turkey next week, were cheered by the crowd as they made patriotic statements from a stage and the […]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — As Israeli drones buzz overhead and ambulance sirens wail in the distance, Tarik Zaeem stays hunched over his laptop, working through lines of code for a Saudi valet parking app, debugging its barcode reader. On weekdays he walks through the bombed-out streets of Gaza City to a coworking space where freelancers charge devices and access stable internet. Remote work provides desperately needed income and […]

PUNTLAND, Somalia (AP) — Most of Abdi Ahmed Farah’s hundreds of goats have died. It has not rained steadily in this part of Somalia for three years, something the 70-year-old never thought possible. He is in debt from buying water. The reservoir outside his tent is nearly empty. His family is down to one meal a day: rice with sugar and oil. The youngest of his 22 children was born […]

VIENNA (AP) — Vienna’s famed coffeehouses have embraced the Eurovision Song Contest. They have also been touched by tensions over Israel’s inclusion in the sequin-drenched pop music competition. When officials announced a list of “Eurofan Cafes” — Vienna coffee shops offering food and music from competing countries — Israel was initially left out. MQ Kantine, a modern café in the city’s arty museums quarter, offered to step in. Now it […]

Miami residents sued President Donald Trump, Miami Dade College and Florida state officials on Wednesday, alleging that the decision to donate an iconic stretch of downtown Miami property for Trump’s future presidential library — which might also house a hotel — is unconstitutional. The lawsuit argues that the president, his presidential library foundation and state officials — including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — violated the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the […]