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Cambodia asks Thailand to release detained soldiers as truce holds Jul 31, 2025 03:12AM

(Reuters) -Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of detaining 20 of its soldiers and killing another in post-ceasefire incidents, as a fragile peace held for a third day along their disputed border.

Five days of intense clashes between the Southeast Asian neighbours that began last week killed at least 43 people, many of them civilians, and displaced more than 300,000, until a truce brokered in Malaysia on Monday halted the fighting.

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Taiwan cabinet: Taiwan-US tariff talks complete, pending U.S. decision-making process Jul 31, 2025 03:09AM

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan and the U.S. have completed talks on tariff technicalities and have reached consensus on issues including non-tariff trade barriers, with the result pending the U.S. decision-making process, Taiwan's cabinet said on Thursday.

Goods sent from Taiwan to the U.S. were targeted for tariffs of 32% by U.S. President Donald Trump when he announced his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs in April, but he later declared a 90-day pause on the... (continue reading...)


Aker, Nscale, OpenAI plan $1 billion Norway AI facility Jul 31, 2025 02:52AM

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's Aker ASA said on Thursday it is partnering with Nscale Global Holdings and OpenAI to build an artificial intelligence facility in northern Norway, aiming to install 100,000 NVIDIA chips by the end of 2026.

The partnership, called Stargate Norway, will use 100% renewable energy to power the AI facility, Norwegian conglomerate Aker said in a joint statement with Nscale and OpenAI.

Stargate Norway will be owned by a... (continue reading...)


BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference Jul 31, 2025 02:47AM

(Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and raised its inflation forecast for the current fiscal year, signalling cautious optimism that Japan's trade deal with the U.S. would help the economy avert a steep downturn.

As widely expected, the central bank maintained short-term interest rates at 0.5% by a unanimous vote at the two-day policy meeting that ended on Thursday.

Following are excerpts from BOJ Governor... (continue reading...)


Analysis-Global power grid expansion fuels fresh copper demand surge Jul 31, 2025 02:42AM

By Pratima Desai and Ashitha Shivaprasad

(Reuters) -Copper demand is rising faster than the industry anticipated, driven by billions of dollars being invested worldwide to modernise and expand power grids for the digital and clean energy revolutions that need vast amounts of electricity.

Meanwhile, supply from major producers including Chile and the Democratic Republic of Congo is constrained by a lack of investment in new mines, setting the... (continue reading...)


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