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AI boom fuelling data centre expansion into Asia
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of mergers and aquisitions (M&A) and other investment linked to data centres in the Asia-Pacific region as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom fuels demand for digital infrastructure.
Nations seek aviation climate pact despite global tensions
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2022
» MONTREAL/PARIS: A United Nations (UN) body has begun global talks to hammer out a consensus on reducing airline emissions in the face of lingering discord over climate change and the impact of war in Ukraine.
Girl, 11, plays for animals in deserted Chonburi zoo
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2021
» CHONBURI: Dressed from head to toe in a bright green alligator costume, a girl was playing a tune on her keyboard in a zoo, unfazed by a lemur climbing onto the instrument.
Mixed Martial Arts gets in the ring with Muay Thai
Reuters, Published on 27/03/2018
» As someone who has practiced Thai boxing (Muay Thai) for 30 years, Chatri Sityodtong knows very well the challenges he faces as he tries to bring his version of Mixed Martial Arts to the Southeast Asian nation.
Tencent sees games in Snapchat's future
Business, Reuters, Published on 10/11/2017
» SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG: Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said yesterday that it could help Snapchat owner Snap Inc publish mobile games and improve ad sales after acquiring a 12% stake in the US social media network.
Full Brexit negotiations open in Brussels
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2017
» BRUSSELS - Britain's Brexit minister pledged to "get down to work" as he kicked off a first full round of negotiations on Monday, but a year after Britons voted narrowly to leave the EU their government seemed at war with itself over the divorce terms.
Federer wins record eighth Wimbledon title
Reuters, Published on 16/07/2017
» LONDON - Ruthless Roger Federer thrashed suffering Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon singles crowns on Sunday, five years after landing his seventh.
Indonesia tobacco bill would allow ads for kids - official
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2017
» JAKARTA -- A proposed Indonesian tobacco law will roll back regulations to discourage smoking in a country that already has one of the highest smoking rates in the world and open the floodgates to advertising aimed at teenagers, a health ministry official said.
China, EU 'still committed' to Paris climate deal
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2017
» BEIJING/OSLO - Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions.
Duterte blasts 'US inaction' in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2017
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday accused the United States of having a provocative stance on the South China Sea and said its inaction when China started building man-made islands was the cause of tensions now besetting the region.