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By Hyunjoo Jin and Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -Tesla Inc on Monday broke ground on a Texas lithium refinery that CEO Elon Musk said should produce enough of the battery metal to build about 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025, making it the largest North American processor of the material. The facility will push Tesla outside its core focus of building automobiles and into the complex area of lithium refining […]

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and top Republicans and Democrats from Congress are set to sit down this week to try to resolve a three-month standoff over the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default before the end of May. The Democratic president is calling on lawmakers to raise the federal government’s self-imposed borrowing limit without conditions. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin […]

By Janina Nuno Rios (Reuters) -River Plate’s Agustin Palavecino and Boca Juniors’ Marcos Rojo and Luis Vazquez are under investigation by Buenos Aires prosecutors, Argentine media reported, following a fiery brawl that led to seven red cards in River’s 1-0 win in the Argentine derby on Sunday. As the ‘Superclasico’ between Argentina’s two most popular teams was heading for a goalless draw, the referee awarded a stoppage-time penalty to River […]

By Chavi Mehta (Reuters) -Palantir Technologies said on Monday it expects to turn a profit every quarter in 2023, betting on interest “unlike anything we have seen” in its new artificial intelligence platform, sending its shares up about 20% in extended trading. The new generative AI platform was launched two weeks ago and works on the same technology that’s behind ChatGPT. The data analytics software maker, known for its work […]

(Reuters) – Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic will not face a suspension after making contact with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia during Game 4 of their conference semi-finals playoff series on Sunday. The NBA handed Jokic a $25,000 fine after he made contact with Ishbia in an attempt to take the game ball away from him and again when the game ball went further into the crowd at Phoenix’s Footprint […]

By Gareth Jones (Reuters) – Russia celebrates on Tuesday the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two with a parade in Red Square amid tight security following a series of drone attacks, including on the Kremlin citadel itself, that Moscow has blamed on Ukraine. Victory Day is one of the most important public holidays in Russia, when people commemorate the huge sacrifices made by the Soviet Union […]

(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces shelled the Belgorod region on Russia’s border with Ukraine on Monday, injuring at least five people and damaging houses and power lines, the region’s governor said. The town of Shebekino in southern Belgorod was shelled three times, injuring five, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram messaging channel. At least five other settlements also came under fire, he said. Late on Monday, Russia’s air defence systems […]

By Gareth Jones (Reuters) – Russia celebrates on Tuesday the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two with a parade in Red Square amid tight security following a series of drone attacks, including on the Kremlin citadel itself, that Moscow has blamed on Ukraine. Victory Day is one of the most important public holidays in Russia, when people commemorate the huge sacrifices made by the Soviet Union […]

By Sam Jabri-Pickett and Rod Nickel TORONTO (Reuters) -Firefighters were counting on rain and cooler weather forecast for Monday to help them quell a dramatic start to wildfire season in Canada’s main oil-producing province. Alberta declared a state of emergency on Saturday in response to wildfires that have displaced nearly 30,000 people and prompted energy producers to shut in at least 185,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), about […]