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

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Japan's factory activity declines slow, PMI shows

Japan's factory activity contracted but approached the break-even point in April, a business survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting the key sector is finally picking up after months of

Japan's factory activity declines slow, PMI shows
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Argentina's Milei touts rare government surplus, argues 'shock' therapy is working

Argentine President Javier Milei boasted on Monday that his government is successfully taming profligate public spending, touting a rare first quarter surplus that he argues

Argentina's Milei touts rare government surplus, argues 'shock' therapy is working
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Thai PM asks banks to top lower interest rates to help economy

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday said he had asked the country's four largest lenders to lower interest rates to help small businesses and the economy. 

Thai PM asks banks to top lower interest rates to help economy
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UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy

UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel
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JPMorgan China names new heads of China securities unit

JPMorgan Chase & Co appoints Lu Fang to chair the board of its China securities arm, replacing former chair Park Pu, according to a company memo reviewed by Reuters

JPMorgan China names new heads of China securities unit
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Thailand to replace military-appointed Senate, reduce its powers

Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to select a new slate of senators who will no longer be allowed to vote on who becomes prime minister, removing what has effectively

Thailand to replace military-appointed Senate, reduce its powers
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Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland

Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear

Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
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Russia will strike in unexpected places this summer, Ukraine says

Russian troops will strike in unexpected parts of the front when they conduct their summer offensive in Ukraine and could try to advance on the northeastern city of Kharkiv, the commander

Russia will strike in unexpected places this summer, Ukraine says
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Baker Hughes beats profit estimates on international demand, raises dividend

Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes beat analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit on higher international drilling demand and increased its dividend.

Baker Hughes beats profit estimates on international demand, raises dividend
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North Korea officials visit Iran in a rare public trip

A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a rare public report of an exchange

North Korea officials visit Iran in a rare public trip
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Japan's corporate service inflation perks up in March

Japan's annual business-to-business service inflation accelerated for the second month to hit 2.3% in March, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting firms continued to pass on rising

Japan's corporate service inflation perks up in March
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Thai central bank minutes show economy expanding, uncertainty remains

Thailand's economy is projected to grow at a faster pace in 2024 than 2023 supported by private consumption and tourism, but uncertainties remain, minutes of the Bank of Thailand's

Thai central bank minutes show economy expanding, uncertainty remains
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Hong Kong bourse operator's Q1 profit drops on weaker listings, trading

Hong Kong's bourse operator reported a 13% drop in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as sluggish trading and muted listing activities weighed on its businesses.

Hong Kong bourse operator's Q1 profit drops on weaker listings, trading
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Iran ready to forge stronger ties with Sri Lanka, Raisi says

Iran is ready to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka and other Asian countries, its president, Ebrahim Raisi, said on Wednesday, during a short visit to the island

Iran ready to forge stronger ties with Sri Lanka, Raisi says
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Kering shares slump after luxury company warns of H1 operating profit drop

Kering's shares slumped on Wednesday, after the French luxury goods company warned it expected a 40% to 45% plunge in first-half operating profit.

Kering shares slump after luxury company warns of H1 operating profit drop
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Turkey central bank to leave rates unchanged until Q4

Turkey's central bank will not trim its policy rate from the current 50% until the fourth quarter, a Reuters poll of economists showed.

Turkey central bank to leave rates unchanged until Q4
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Jordan sets Sept 10 date for parliamentary election, state TV says

Jordan's independent electoral commission on Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the date for a parliamentary election after King Abdullah said earlier he hoped the polls

Jordan sets Sept 10 date for parliamentary election, state TV says
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Venezuelan candidate Gonzalez touts return of exiles, releasing political prisoners

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday he is committed to carrying out a transition that will allow exiled people to return to the

Venezuelan candidate Gonzalez touts return of exiles, releasing political prisoners
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Goldman Sachs taps BofA bankers for India dealmaking roles, sources say

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Goldman Sachs taps BofA bankers for India dealmaking roles, sources say
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India protests over Sikh separatist slogans at Toronto event

India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner on Monday and expressed "deep concern and strong protest" after separatist slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were

India protests over Sikh separatist slogans at Toronto event
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Biden to deliver Morehouse commencement address over student, faculty concerns

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Biden to deliver Morehouse commencement address over student, faculty concerns
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King Charles to visit cancer centre on his return to public duties

King Charles will visit a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday on his return to public duties after the British monarch himself was diagnosed with the disease in February.

King Charles to visit cancer centre on his return to public duties
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Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy has won a special election for the upstate New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins

Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election
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King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity

King Charles III has returned to public duties with a visit to a cancer treatment charity, beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch’s own cancer diagnosis sidelined him for three months

King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity
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This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them

Argentina’s lower house has voted to approve a dramatically downsized version of President Javier Milei’s economic overhaul package, known as the omnibus bill

This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them

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