OpenAI hits back at Musk, says billionaire pushed for merger with Tesla (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI on Tuesday hit back at Elon Musk’s claims that the startup abandoned its original mission with emails that showed the billionaire supported its plan to create a for-profit entity and wanted a merger that would make Tesla its “cash cow.”...
China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
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Haiti PM's return still murky as gang conflict worsens (www.reuters.com)
Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti still linger as gangs back home push for his ouster....
Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply (www.reuters.com)
US Supreme Court ruling in Trump ballot case showed unanimity, not unity (www.reuters.com)
Four of the nine justices - its three liberal members and its newest member - disagreed with the rest of the court about decision, saying the outcome powered by five conservative justices went further than necessary....
UN team says rape, gang rape likely occurred during Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)
SpaceX faces hearing on engineers fired after criticizing Elon Musk over sexism (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. labor board judge on Tuesday held a hearing in a case accusing rocket maker SpaceX of illegally firing eight engineers for criticizing CEO Elon Musk and accusing him of sexist conduct in a letter to company executives....
UN team says rape, gang rape likely occurred during Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off $3.8 bln merger on antitrust hurdle (www.reuters.com)
Israel carries out biggest Ramallah raid in years, witnesses say (www.reuters.com)
Israeli forces swept into the Palestinians’ administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest raid into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday....
Apple hit with $2 billion EU antitrust fine in Spotify case, will appeal (www.reuters.com)
Nepal PM forms new coalition, dumps old allies (www.reuters.com)
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South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) - South Korea’s health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions....
Navalny buried in Moscow as thousands chant his name (www.reuters.com)
Mourners chant ‘Navalny’ as coffin carried past...
Albania, wary of Russia, reopens Soviet-era air base to NATO (www.reuters.com)
KUCOVA, Albania, March 4 (Reuters) - NATO member Albania, which has no fighter jets of its own, opened a rebuilt Soviet-era air base to serve NATO aircraft on Monday amid an increased threat from Russia, Prime Minister Edi Rama said....
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off $3.8 bln merger on antitrust hurdle (www.reuters.com)
March 4 (Reuters) - Low-cost air carriers JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O), opens new tab and Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N), opens new tab canceled their $3.8-billion merger agreement on Monday, seeing no path forward after a U.S. judge blocked the deal in January on anti-competition concerns....
China scraps premier's annual press conference for first time since 1993 (www.reuters.com)
BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - China’s Premier Li Qiang will not hold a press conference after the close of this year’s annual parliamentary meeting, an official said on Monday, ending a tradition maintained for three decades....
Japan's Nikkei breaches 40,000 level as investor sentiment flies high (www.reuters.com)
Electronic Arts to lay off 5% of workforce, reduce office spaces (www.reuters.com)
Videogame maker Electronic Arts (EA.O) , opens new tab said on Wednesday it would reduce 5% of its workforce, as the industry struggles to grow amid high interest rates....
German police make arrests in decades-old Red Army Faction case (www.reuters.com)
China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty (www.reuters.com)
“Nuclear-weapon states should negotiate and conclude a treaty on no-first-use of nuclear weapons against each other or make a political statement in this regard,” Sun said....
Nvidia CEO says AI could pass human tests in five years (www.reuters.com)
Nvidia CEO says AI could pass human tests in five years::Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang on Friday said that artificial general intelligence could - by some definitions - arrive in as little as five years.
German police make arrests in decades-old Red Army Faction case (www.reuters.com)
Danish Conservative People's Party leader Soren Pape Poulsen dies, party says (www.reuters.com)
COPENHAGEN, March 2 (Reuters) - Soren Pape Poulsen, the leader of Denmark’s opposition Conservative People’s Party, died on Saturday after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, his party said. He was 52.