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By Krishn Kaushik and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Millions of dollars were invested in some publicly traded stocks of India’s Adani Group via “opaque” Mauritius funds that “obscured” involvement of alleged business partners of the Adani family, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) said in an article on Thursday. Citing review of files from multiple tax havens and internal Adani Group emails, nonprofit media organization OCCRP […]

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Wednesday it introduced generative artificial intelligence to its Search tool for users in India and Japan that will show text or visual results to prompts, including summaries. The feature, which was first launched only in the United States, was rolled out this week in the two countries, and users will have the choice to opt in for it. Japanese users will be able to […]

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The euro stood at a 15-year high on the yen on Thursday on signs of sticky inflation in Europe, while the dollar was squeezed ahead of consumption, inflation and jobs data that could add to evidence of a softening economy. Annual inflation in Germany and Spain barely slowed in August, against expectations, data on Wednesday showed. Traders figured it increased chances of a rate […]

By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s Supreme Court said on Wednesday it had decriminalized abortion in the central state of Aguascalientes, making it the twelfth Mexican state to revoke criminal penalties for the procedure. The court said the former law had criminalized health workers and “totally suppressed the constitutional right of women and people with the capacity to bear children to choose, and therefore their right to health, equality […]

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Wednesday it introduced generative artificial intelligence to its Search tool for users in India and Japan that will show text or visual results to prompts, including summaries. The feature, which was first launched only in the United States, was rolled out this week in the two countries, and users will have the choice to opt in for it. Japanese users will be able to […]

By Noor Zainab Hussain, Chibuike Oguh and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Insurers were expected to face claims for billions of dollars from Hurricane Idalia which made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, adding to a challenging year for the industry that could result in higher premiums for customers. Hurricane Idalia plowed into Florida’s Gulf Coast with fierce winds, torrential rains and pounding surf before weakening but turning its fury on southeastern Georgia, […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will tap additional funds to help the fisheries industry after China banned Japanese seafood in response to the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant last week, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. The additional several tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollar) will be tapped from the government’s budget reserves for the current fiscal year, the Nikkei said. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida […]

By Marco Bello and Maria Alejandra Cardona PERRY, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Idalia plowed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday with howling winds, torrential rains and pounding surf, then weakened as it turned its fury on southeastern Georgia, where floodwaters trapped some residents in their homes. Hours after Idalia slammed ashore as a powerful Category 3 hurricane at Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend region, packing winds of about 125 mph […]

PARAMARIBO (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Suriname, it said on Wednesday, on the third review of the country’s loan program, allowing for a disbursement worth around $53 million. The disbursement will be made once approved by the board, the IMF said, adding this would bring total disbursements under the loan program to around $212 million. Measures implemented by Suriname’s government – including […]