HAVANA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Cuba warned international airlines that jet fuel will no longer be available on the island beginning on Tuesday in the latest sign of fast-worsening conditions as the United States moves to cut off the communist-run nation's oil supply.
The shortfall is set to last from February 10 through March 11, according to a Notice to Aviation (NOTAM) published late on Sunday, and comes just two days after top officials said air travel... (continue reading...)
BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolences to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari over last week's deadly explosion in Islamabad.
Xi "strongly condemned the violence and terrorist acts against innocent civilians", and said China would support Pakistan in fighting terrorism, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
On Friday an attacker opened fire at the gates of a... (continue reading...)
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Databricks completed its latest funding round of $5 billion, at a valuation of $134 billion, CNBC reported on Monday.
The data software company in December announced it was raising more than $4 billion at the same valuation.
Databricks provides software that helps companies manage large amounts of data and build their own artificial intelligence models.
(Reporting by Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)
By Andrew MacAskill
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai appealed to the British government on Monday to do "much more" to secure his elderly father's release and he criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer's efforts to reset London's relations with Beijing.
Hong Kong's most vocal China critic, Jimmy Lai, 78, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail on charges of colluding with foreign forces and... (continue reading...)
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Vizsla Silver said on Monday workers who were abducted from the company's project site in Concordia, Mexico, have been found dead.
Last month, the Vancouver-based company had reported that 10 of its workers were abducted from its Panuco project in Mexico.
The miner said it is awaiting confirmation from the Mexican authorities and will provide further updates.
Shares of the company... (continue reading...)
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