Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Chipmaker Texas Instruments to receive up to $1.6 billion in funding from US

Texas Instruments said on Friday it would receive up to $1.6 billion in funding from the U.S.

Chipmaker Texas Instruments to receive up to $1.6 billion in funding from US
Business|Economy

Hong Kong second-quarter GDP expands 3.3% on year

Hong Kong's economy expanded by 3.3% in the second quarter from a year earlier, the government said on Friday, adding that the economy should continue to grow.

Business|Health

GSK to seek dismissal of Florida case against heartburn drug Zantac

British drugmaker GSK said on Friday it would seek a dismissal of an upcoming Zantac case in Florida, where plaintiffs alleged that its discontinued heart burn drug had caused prostate

Business|Economy

Taiwan cuts 2024 GDP growth forecast despite rising AI demand

Taiwan's trade-driven economy is expected to grow at a slightly slower pace in 2024 than previously forecast, with exports weaker than projected, despite

Asia|News|World

Philippines says US missile system poses no threat to China

The Philippines sought to assure China on Friday that the presence of a U.S. intermediate-range missile system on its territory posed no threat to China and would

Business|Economy|Finance

How deep a cut?

Central bank chiefs congregate in Jackson Hole for their annual retreat, U.S.

Asia|Economy|Finance

China manages to halt bond bulls in their tracks, for now

A long, frenzied bond rally in China has stalled, with prices down and turnover tumbling as investors step back after intensifying intervention by Beijing to stop yields from

Asia|Business|News

BMW, venture to recall 1.36 million cars in China due to airbag risks, regulator says

German automaker BMW and its joint venture will recall a combined 1.36 million locally produced and imported cars in China due to potential risks with the Takata airbag, China's

MidEast|News|World

Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues

The Israeli army ordered people in south and central Gaza areas it had previously designated humanitarian safe zones to leave on

Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues
Asia|Business|Technology

China's AMEC sues U.S. defence department over 'military company' label

One of China's leading chip equipment makers, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC), said on Friday it had filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. defence department,

Business|Europe|Health|Science

Bavarian Nordic seeks EU approval to extend mpox vaccine to adolescents

Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic said on Friday it had submitted data to the European Union's drug regulator for approval to extend the use of the company's mpox and smallpox

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Deutsche Bank's proposed Postbank case settlement offer rejected by plaintiffs

Deutsche Bank has proposed a settlement to shareholders who sued Germany's largest bank for underpaying them for the acquisition of Postbank but the offer is too low,

Crime|Europe|News

Two teens in UK court charged with right-wing terrorism offences

Two teenagers appeared in a London court on Friday after an investigation into suspected extreme right-wing terrorism, involving allegations of attempting to acquire firearms and

Europe|News|World

Ukraine downs five Russia-launched drones during overnight attack, air force says

Ukraine shot down all five Russia-launched drones during an overnight attack, the country's air force said on Friday.

Environment

Wildfires, fanned by strong winds, blaze in Turkey's west and north

A forest fire in Turkey's western coastal province of Izmir, fanned by strong winds, is near residential areas, forcing some people to be evacuated, the local governor said on Friday

News|World

Russia diplomat says Ukraine wouldn't have attacked Nord Stream without US approval

Russia's ambassador to Washington said on Friday that he did not believe Ukraine would have attacked the Nord Stream gas pipelines without the tacit approval of the United States,

News|Political|World

Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia

An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the U.S.-led NATO alliance had helped to plan

Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia
Australia|Business|Stock Markets

Whitehaven Coal to cut 192 jobs at mines purchased from BHP

Australia's Whitehaven will cut 192 jobs at the Daunia and Blackwater coking coal mines it took over from global miner BHP Group, its spokesperson told Reuters on

Health

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, health authorities say

Pakistan's health ministry has confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus in a patient who had returned from a Gulf country, it said on

Asia|Economy|Finance

Home prices in Seoul rise at fastest pace in more than 4 years

South Korea's home prices rose at a faster pace in July, as prices in the capital Seoul jumped by the most in more than four years, data showed on Friday, amid growing concerns about

Business|Economy|Finance

Japanese flows and yen show markets recovering from BOJ scare

Japanese investment data on Friday confirmed what the sliding yen had been pointing to all week, that after a scary burst of turmoil global investors were

Japanese flows and yen show markets recovering from BOJ scare
News|World

Russian MP says Ukrainian incursion could lead to global war, RIA reports

A Russian parliamentary deputy said on Friday that the Western-backed Ukrainian incursion has brought the world close to an all-out global war, Russia's RIA news agency reported.

Economy|Europe|Finance|News

Growth fears fade as quickly as they come

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Last week's market turmoil has quickly faded into a distant memory - at least for now - after a raft of U.S. economic data this week

Asia|Economy|News

Malaysia PM says to increase pay for govt workers from December

Malaysia will switch to a new public service compensation scheme from Dec 1 that will see broad pay hikes and salary restructuring for the country's 1.6 million civil servants

Asia|News

China will support a democratic transition in Myanmar, says foreign minister

China will support a democratic transition in Myanmar and backs a regional plan to find a way out of the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country, Foreign

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