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Saudi sovereign wealth fund splashes cash in 2023 – report shows
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund accounted for about a quarter of the almost $124 billion spent by sovereign wealth funds worldwide last year, a report publishe...
Dec 31, 2023
Thousands gather in Times Square for New Year ball drop
By Andrew Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - After standing in New York City's Times Square for more than a dozen hours, thousands of revelers cheered in the New Year on Sunday night with the annual ceremony ...
Dec 31, 2023
China’s new home prices up in Dec for 4th straight month – survey
BEIJING(Reuters) - China's new home prices rose for the fourth straight month in December, a private survey showed on Monday, buoyed by a slew of government support measures. Prices rose 0.1% on avera...
Dec 31, 2023
South Korea Dec exports up for third month but at slower pace
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports rose for a third month in December but at a slower pace as weaker demand for Korean goods in China offset robust global sales for semiconductors,...
Dec 31, 2023
US Supreme Court’s Roberts urges ‘caution’ as AI reshapes legal field
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in a year-end report published on Sund...
Dec 31, 2023
Las Vegas standup comic Shecky Greene dies at 97
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Shecky Greene, a comic legend of the old-school Las Vegas lounge acts who rubbed elbows with yesteryear entertainment greats, died on Sunday, his widow told the media. His wi...
Dec 31, 2023
Eddie Bernice Johnson, trailblazing former US Representative, dies at 88
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat who retired from the House of Representatives after 30 years in office, died at 88, her family said on social media ...
Dec 31, 2023
Magnitude 4.8 quake hits Indonesia’s West Java, no casualties
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A series of shallow earthquakes hit Indonesia's West Java province on Sunday with the biggest at magnitude 4.8 during night causing residents to flee their homes, damage to buildin...
Dec 31, 2023
NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough dies at age of 84
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Cale Yarborough, who won three consecutive NASCAR Cup championships in a Hall of Fame racing career that included four Daytona 500 wins, died at age 84, NASCAR said on Sund...
Dec 31, 2023
Reckitt’s Mead Johnson Nutrition recalls baby formula powder from US, FDA says
(Reuters) -Reckitt Benckiser Group's Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is voluntarily recalling select batches of Nutramigen Powder from the U.S. market due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobact...
Dec 31, 2023
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