* Aviva's acquisition of Direct Line on track * General insurance premiums rise, driven by UK & Ireland * Remains committed to net zero by 2040 * Canada earnings hit by natural disasters * Impact from U.S. tariffs on Canada manageable - CEO (Adds analyst comment in paragraph 3, quotes from media call in paragraphs 8 and 10, background in...

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ( CM ) reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by strength in its capital markets unit. The bank's adjusted net income rose to C$2.18 billion ($1.52 billion), or C$2.20 per share, in the three months ended January 31, from C$1.77 billion, or C$1.81 per share, a year earlier....

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it claims can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek-R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and overseas success is putting pressure on its larger competitors in China. The Hunyuan Turbo S is able to reply to queries within a second, distinguishing itself from...

GDANSK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Polish energy group Orlen ( PSKOF ) reported on Thursday a 73.8% surge in fourth-quarter core operating profit, slightly beating analysts' estimates driven by strong performance in its oil and gas production business. The company generated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 11.48 billion zlotys ($2.9 billion), it said in a statement, compared...