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Biden safe after car collides with his motorcade in Delaware
WILMINGTON, DE (Reuters) -A car collided with a motorcade SUV that was part of President Joe Biden's security detail on Sunday, a Reuters eyewitness said. Television footage showed secret service agen...
Dec 17, 2023
Oil climbs nearly 1% on drop in Russia exports, Red Sea jitters
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 1% in early Asian trade on Monday, supported by lower exports from Russia and as attacks by the Houthis on ships in the Red Sea raised conc...
Dec 17, 2023
Yen cedes some ground ahead of critical BOJ test
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen dipped slightly on Monday as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kicked off its two-day monetary policy meeting, with traders nervously awaiting a decision on whether the ...
Dec 17, 2023
Asia shares brace for BOJ meeting, US inflation test
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia stocks got off to a cautious start on Monday in a week where Japan's central bank might edge further away from its uber-easy policies, while a key reading on U.S....
Dec 17, 2023
Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035
(Reuters) -Canada expects to announce this week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, a senior government source said, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest exam...
Dec 17, 2023
China’s economic conditions to improve in 2024 – central finance office
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's economy is expected to see more favourable conditions and more opportunities than challenges in 2024, state media said citing a government readout. Macroeconomic policies wi...
Dec 17, 2023
Hong Kong luxury retailers adjusting to drop in high-spending Chinese tourists
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's luxury retailers are adapting to fewer wealthy Chinese shoppers visiting the city and a shift towards tourists flocking to Instagram-coveted spots in ...
Dec 17, 2023
Business travel emissions drop as many firms fly less -survey
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) - Almost half of 217 global firms cut their business travel carbon emissions by at least 50% between 2019 and 2022, analysis published on Monday found, as corporat...
Dec 17, 2023
Exclusive-Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips, sources say
By Fanny Potkin and Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A growing number of Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble a portion of their high-end chips, keen to ...
Dec 17, 2023
Storm claims more lives in Argentina and Uruguay, bringing death toll to 16
(Reuters) - The death toll from a severe electrical storm that struck Argentina over the weekend has risen to 16 people in Argentina and the neighboring country of Uruguay. Uruguay's meteorological ag...
Dec 17, 2023
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