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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Infosys Ltd on Thursday forecast slower revenue growth for the current fiscal year compared with analysts’ expectations, amid a turmoil in the U.S. banking sector that has prompted clients to tighten spending. India’s second-largest IT services firm expects revenue growth of 4%-7% for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Analysts expected growth of 10.73% for the period, according to Refinitiv IBES data. The Bengaluru-based company sees FY24 operating […]

By Omar Younis NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Tennessee state Representative Justin Pearson is due to be sworn in on Thursday after he was reappointed to the statehouse from which he and another Democratic colleague were expelled for leading a gun protest on the House floor. Pearson on Wednesday was appointed to his vacated seat by the county legislature that includes his Memphis district. His swearing-in will conclude a whirlwind two […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The G20’s financial watchdog on Thursday recommended a blueprint for banks to report cyberattacks in a common format in a bid to speed up responses to hacking and limit the fallout on financial stability. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which comprises central banks, financial regulators and treasury officials from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, set out the recommendations following a public consultation. “The interconnectedness of […]

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired a new model of long-range ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korea said, triggering a scare in northern Japan where residents were told to take cover, though there turned out to be no danger. A South Korean military official said the missile appeared to have been a new weapon displayed at recent North Korean military parades, and possibly used solid fuel. North Korea has been working […]

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 2019 release of the first image of a black hole was hailed as a significant scientific achievement. But truth be told, it was a bit blurry – or, as one astrophysicist involved in the effort called it, a “fuzzy orange donut.” Scientists on Thursday unveiled a new and improved image of this black hole – a behemoth at the center of a nearby […]

(Reuters) – Trading and investing platform eToro said on Thursday it has partnered with Elon Musk-led Twitter to let users access real-time prices for cryptocurrencies, stocks and others assets. The trading data will be available through Twitter’s Cashtags feature, which was launched in 2012 and allows users to interact with content around an asset by inserting a dollar sign in front of the ticker. Twitter users were earlier able to […]

By Blandine Henault and Yann Tessier PARIS (Reuters) -France faced a new day of street protests on Thursday over President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to make people work longer for their pension, as striking workers disrupted garbage collection in Paris and blocked river traffic on part of the Rhine river. Trade unions urged a show of force on the streets a day before the Constitutional Council’s ruling on the legality of […]

By Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of revellers, including hordes of foreign tourists sporting floral shirts and plastic water guns, descended on the streets of Bangkok on Thursday for the biggest traditional new year gathering since the pandemic. Festivities for Songkran, a much-loved Thai festival sometimes described as the world’s largest water fight, had been muted or barred for the past few years due mainly to COVID-19 […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayern Munich are facing a crisis heading into Saturday’s Bundesliga game against in-form Hoffenheim, with their Champions League loss to Manchester City and media reports of a row among players casting a shadow on their season targets. The Bavarians, who lead the Bundesliga standings with 58 points, two ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund with seven matches remaining, suffered a 3-0 quarter-final first-leg loss at City that came […]