By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan’s debt continues to be sustainable, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, after the government reiterated it had completed all requirements to receive a critical bailout from the IMF. Pakistan has less than a month’s worth of foreign exchange reserves and is awaiting a…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A Washington, D.C., appeals court on Thursday declined to shield Donald Trump from the first of two civil defamation lawsuits by E. Jean Carroll, a writer who said the former U.S. president raped her nearly three decades ago. The district’s highest local court, the Court of Appeals, said it…
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp said on Wednesday it is packing one of its mid-range chips for gamers with more artificial intelligence features to improve graphics, underscoring the importance of gaming for the company despite the segment’s slowing revenue. The new RTX 4070 chip, which Nvidia will start shipping on Thursday, will cost…
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp said on Wednesday it is packing one of its mid-range chips for gamers with more artificial intelligence features to improve graphics, underscoring the importance of gaming for the company despite the segment’s slowing revenue. The new RTX 4070 chip, which Nvidia will start shipping on Thursday, will cost…
By Toby Sterling BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The body that unites Europe’s national privacy watchdogs said on Thursday it had set up a task force on ChatGPT, a potentially important first step toward a common policy on setting privacy rules on artificial intelligence. The move by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) follows a unilateral move by…
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said he expects the global economy to rebound after a period of slowdown which will help keep domestic wages rising, maintaining the bank’s upbeat economic outlook. But Ueda said he told his G20 counterparts the central bank intends to keep monetary policy ultra-loose since…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The state of Western Australia will allocate land to a battery metal processing facility proposed by IGO Ltd and Wyloo Metals, which is backed by billionaire Andrew Forrest, as the country pushes to process more critical minerals at home. Australia, which supplies nearly half the world’s lithium and is a major producer…
By Adriana Barrera and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States on Thursday agreed to ramp up the fight against fentanyl trafficking, as well as Mexico’s Sinaloa and CJNG drug cartels and their supply chains, in joint bid to reduce consumption of the powerful opioid. The deal came after a meeting…
By Leika Kihara and Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japan, India and France on Thursday announced a common platform for talks among bilateral creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt, a move they hope would serve as a model for solving the debt woes of middle-income economies. It remains uncertain, however, whether Sri Lanka’s…
By Leika Kihara and Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japan, India and France on Thursday announced a common platform for talks among bilateral creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt, a move they hope would serve as a model for solving the debt woes of middle-income economies. It remains uncertain, however, whether Sri Lanka’s…
