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By Gopal Sharma

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The chairman of one of Nepal's largest media groups was arrested after a complaint of a discrepancy in his citizenship card, police said on Wednesday, drawing criticism from political leaders in the Himalayan country.

Kailash Sirohiya, head of the Kantipur media group, which publishes the widely read Nepali daily, Kantipur, and also owns a radio station and TV channel, was arrested on Tuesday at his... (continue reading...)

By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte

ROME (Reuters) - G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort and how to address China's growing export strength in key markets, officials said.

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies - the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada - will... (continue reading...)

By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte

ROME (Reuters) - G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort and how to address China's growing export strength in key markets, officials said.

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies - the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada - will... (continue reading...)

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's government will announce on Wednesday that the Nordic country recognises an independent Palestinian state, public broadcaster NRK and daily Aftenposten reported, citing unnamed sources.

The Norwegian prime minister's office and the foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Irish government will also announce on Wednesday the recognition of a Palestinian state, a source familiar with the... (continue reading...)

By Eduardo Baptista

BEIJING (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence (AI) firm iFlytek on Wednesday entered a brewing price war between some of China's biggest tech companies, after it made some versions of its "Spark" large-language model (LLM) free or five times cheaper than similar products from competitors.

The move comes a day after Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu slashed prices of their LLMs used to power generative AI products,... (continue reading...)