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BOJ to phase out loose monetary policy in January, over 20% of economists say- Reuters poll
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will begin to unwind its ultra-loose monetary settings as early as January, more than a fifth of economists in a Reuters poll said, height...
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Royalty, stars pay tribute to comedian Barry Humphries in Sydney ceremony
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elton John, Rupert Murdoch and King Charles III paid tribute to Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose character Dame Edna Everage earned him plaudits as one of the world's funn...
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Meta, TikTok report jump in Malaysia govt requests to remove content in 2023
By Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Facebook-owner Meta and China's TikTok restricted a record number of social media posts and accounts in Malaysia in the first six months of ...
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Exclusive-China to run budget gap of 3% of GDP in 2024, issue special debt -sources
(Reuters) - Chinese leaders agreed at an annual meeting on the economy this week to run a budget deficit of 3% of gross domestic product in 2024, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, while...
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Freezing temperatures, snow, ice blanket China, shutting highways
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities limited traffic flows on highways on Friday in several provinces after vehicles collided on icy patches as temperatures plummeted to below freezing a...
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Indonesia state power firm PLN signs 14 clean energy deals during COP28
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) said on Friday it had signed 14 agreements with various institutions during the COP28 climate summit to transition to clea...
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Tencent launches party game ‘DreamStar’, analysts say poses a threat to NetEase
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings on Friday launched "DreamStar", a new party game that has been widely anticipated by users and pegged by analysts to pose a threat ...
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Japan Finance Minister Suzuki: firmly monitoring FX moves
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister said on Friday authorities were "firmly watching" currency market moves, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comment hinting of ...
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Yazidis, led by Nobel winner, sue French cement maker over ISIS support
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Yazidi-Americans, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, filed a lawsuit against French cement maker Lafarge on Thursday, accusing it of cons...
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India’s Nifty set to hit new high as Fed-driven global rally extends
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's benchmark Nifty 50 is set to open at a new all-time high on Friday, tracking the global stocks rally on elevated bets of a U.S. rate cut by March 2024 after the Federal R...
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