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By Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) -Canada’s Teck Resources is weighing options to expand production of germanium, a strategic metal key to chipmaking, and is currently talking with governments, including Canada and the United States, on available funding, said Doug Brown, VP communications & government affairs. Teck’s plan comes amid growing efforts to diversify supplies of …

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By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government plans to cut scheduled sales of super-long bonds more than initially planned in a revision to its bond issuance programme for the current fiscal year, a document released by the finance ministry showed. The revision to the annual issuance plan, coupled with the Bank of Japan’s decision this …

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom signed an agreement on Friday with Uzbekistan’s atomic energy agency to study the feasibility of building a large-capacity nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country. Rosatom, which signed the agreement with the Uzbek government at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, already has plans to …

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(Reuters) -Yum China Holdings said on Friday it has launched a new AI-enabled hands-free assistant tool at certain KFC stores in a bid to boost efficiency. The company, which operates Yum Brands’ franchises including Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, said the tool, named Q-Smart, is aimed at supporting restaurant managers in tasks such as staff …

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By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Sellers of Iranian oil to China are offering deeper discounts this month as they look to reduce inventories and as independent refiners slow their buying due to a jump in crude prices, traders and analysts said. Iranian Light crude oil is being traded at $3.30-$3.50 a barrel below ICE Brent …

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