Petronas clean energy arm sees India, Australia as key in rapid growth plans

By A. Ananthalakshmi and Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Gentari, the clean energy arm of Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas, sees India and Australia as its key markets for growth and expects to tap more financing to meet its ambitious targets, its chief executive told Reuters. Petronas launched Gentari as a separate entity in …

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Elon Musk confirma construcción de planta de Tesla en México

SAN FRANCISCO, 1 mar (Reuters) – El director ejecutivo de Tesla, Elon Musk, dijo el miércoles que la fabricante de automóviles eléctricos planea construir una planta en México que produciría vehículos de próxima generación. El martes, autoridades del país latinoamericano anunciaron que Tesla edificaría la instalación en el estado norteño Nuevo León, con una inversión …

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Una comisión legislativa de Ecuador recomienda un juicio político contra el presidente Lasso

QUITO, 1 mar (Reuters) – Una comisión legislativa de Ecuador recomendó el miércoles que el presidente Guillermo Lasso sea sometido a un juicio político por denuncias sobre una presunta corrupción en empresas públicas. La recomendación, que el Gobierno calificó de “ataque a la razón”, es solo un paso de un incierto proceso. Para que el …

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Prosecutor says ‘gathering storm’ caused South Carolina attorney Murdaugh to murder wife and son

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -The state prosecutor said on Wednesday that a “gathering storm” of scrutiny on Richard “Alex” Murdaugh’s financial misdeeds caused him to murder his wife and son, in a desperate bid by the now-disbarred South Carolina lawyer to cover his tracks. In his closing argument, Creighton Waters portrayed Murdaugh as a serial …

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South Korea February factory activity shrinks for eighth month

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted for an eighth month in February, a survey showed on Thursday, highlighting weak domestic and global economic conditions even though the downturn in output and orders eased slightly. The S&P Global’s seasonally adjusted purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for South Korean manufacturers stood at 48.5 in January, unchanged …

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Saudi, UK ministers agree to study combat air cooperation -Saudi agency

(Reuters) – Saudi and British defence ministers have agreed to study future co-operation on combat air capabilities and potential industrial projects, the Saudi state news agency reported. Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met in Riyadh on Wednesday and signed a “declaration of intent regarding the participation of …

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Alphabet’s CapitalG appoints insider Laela Sturdy as managing partner

By Krystal Hu and Anirban Chakroborti (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s venture capital arm CapitalG said on Wednesday it had appointed its star investor, Laela Sturdy, as managing partner, making her one of the very few female leaders in the sector. Sturdy has headed some of the firm’s most notable investments in companies such as Stripe, UiPath …

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