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US sanctions Colombian maritime companies over alleged migrant smuggling May 6, 2024 10:56AM

The U.S. issued visa sanctions against executives of several Colombia maritime companies allegedly linked to migrant smuggling through the Colombia-Panama border, a senior U.S. official said on Monday on a call with reporters.

The announcement was tied to a meeting of Western Hemisphere officials in Guatemala focused on both supporting migrants and increasing enforcement in the region under an agreement known as the Los Angeles Declaration.

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Etihad CEO considers buying small number of Airbus, Boeing jets May 6, 2024 10:53AM

DUBAI (Reuters) - Etihad Airways would consider buying a small number of aircraft from Airbus and Boeing over the next five years if delivery slots opened up, its chief executive said on Monday.

The Abu Dhabi's carrier plans to grow its fleet of narrow and wide-body aircraft to 150 over the next five years, up from around 80 jets today, which would mean adding around 10-15 new aircraft each year.

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Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI, The Information reports May 6, 2024 10:47AM

(Reuters) - Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet's Google and OpenAI, the Information reported on Monday.

The new model, internally referred to as MAI-1, is being overseen by recently hired Mustafa Suleyman, the Google DeepMind co-founder and former CEO of AI startup Inflection, the report said, citing two Microsoft employees with knowledge of the effort.

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Turkey strikes northern Iraq from air, says it kills PKK members May 6, 2024 10:39AM

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey hit northern Iraq with air strikes on Monday and claimed to have killed 16 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) sheltering there.

The Turkish defence ministry said the PKK militants had been "neutralised" in the Hakurk, Metina and Gara regions of northern Iraq.

The PKK, which has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, is designated a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the... (continue reading...)


US crypto super PACs have raised more than $100 million, report says May 6, 2024 10:28AM

By Hannah Lang

(Reuters) - Outside political groups tied to the cryptocurrency industry have raised more than $102 million to spend on the upcoming U.S. congressional elections in order to elevate candidates who are friendly to digital assets, according to a report from Public Citizen.

WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

Only two other political groups, or super PACs, have raised more money than the crypto sector this election cycle, Public... (continue reading...)


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