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(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin called Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi a dear friend and an outstanding politician in a tribute to the former prime minister who died on Monday aged 86. “For me, Silvio was a dear person, a true friend. I have always sincerely admired his wisdom, his ability to make balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations,” Putin said in a message of condolence. Berlusconi will be […]

(Reuters) – Steven Berghuis will miss the first three games of Ajax Amsterdam’s 2023-24 campaign after he appeared to strike a fan following a 3-1 loss at FC Twente last month, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said on Monday. In a video circulating on social media, the midfielder could be seen lashing out at what appeared to be a Twente supporter in front of the Ajax team bus before an […]

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -An 11-year-old British girl has been shot dead in the garden of her home in Brittany, western France, following a years-long dispute between neighbours over land, the local prosecutor and a town hall official said. The family were enjoying a warm evening on Saturday in their garden in the small village of Saint Herbot, near Quimper, when a Dutch neighbour shot at […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Global miner Glencore, Chrysler parent Stellantis and Volkswagen’s battery unit PowerCo have agreed to back a $1 billion deal by blank-cheque fund ACG Acquisition Company to buy two mines in Brazil, ACG said on Monday. The deal comes as a mining M&A spree picks up, spurred in part by investors betting on rising demand for metals needed for the global green energy transition in coming years. ACG, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Global miner Glencore, Chrysler parent Stellantis and Volkswagen’s battery unit PowerCo have agreed to back a $1 billion deal by blank-cheque fund ACG Acquisition Company to buy two mines in Brazil, ACG said on Monday. The deal comes as a mining M&A spree picks up, spurred in part by investors betting on rising demand for metals needed for the global green energy transition in coming years. ACG, […]

(Reuters) – Salesforce on Monday doubled its venture capital fund for generative AI startups to $500 million and unveiled the AI Cloud service that hopes to attract enterprises by offering the company’s AI-powered products under one umbrella. AI Cloud will include Salesforce’s products from the Einstein service to workplace-messaging app Slack and data analysis software Tableau. Its starter pack will be available for $360,000 annually, the company said. The move […]

(Reuters) -Fox News has sent a “cease-and-desist” letter to Tucker Carlson over a competing Twitter series from the channel’s former star host that drew a combined 169 million views for its first two episodes, Axios reported on Monday. Last week, Axios said the news organization had notified Carlson’s legal team of contract violations related to the launch of his Twitter show. Carlson released the first episode last Tuesday, weeks after […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China is willing to begin talks on a free trade agreement with Honduras “as soon as possible”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday, during the first visit by the Central American country’s president since forming diplomatic ties in March. Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro is on a six-day official visit to China. She launched diplomatic relations with Beijing after cutting ties with its rival, Taiwan, in a bid […]

(Reuters) -Nasdaq on Monday said it will buy Thoma Bravo-owned software firm Adenza for $10.5 billion, in what would be the exchange operator’s biggest acquisition as it speeds up its push to become a more tech-focused company. The purchase, consisting of $5.75 billion in cash and 85.6 million shares of Nasdaq common stock, is expected to help growth at the stock exchange operator, which is trying to diversify under Chief […]