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China Q1 overall trade with Russia, Ukraine up from year earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) -China increased its overall trade with Russia and war-hit Ukraine in the first quarter from a year earlier in yuan terms, and Beijing said economic cooperation with both countries w...
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to step down soon – sources
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will step down from his role before summer, sources familiar with the matter s...
Apr 12, 2022
Japan’s SMFG, Tepco, Mitsubishi face activist climate votes at AGMs
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Big Japanese firms including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and Mitsubishi Corp will face resolutions from activist shareholders urg...
Apr 12, 2022
Peru waives taxes on essential food items to combat inflation
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's congress approved legislation on Tuesday that waives taxes for what it deems as essential foods, aiming to fight surging prices that have hit consumers hard in recent months. T...
Apr 12, 2022
Asian shares gain as U.S. inflation data not as bad as feared
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday boosted by U.S. inflation figures that fared better than markets' worst expectations - and caused U.S. yields to pause their march hig...
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. envoy Kerry calls for renewables push, says Putin cannot control wind, sun
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - The conflict in Ukraine shows now is the time to shift to clean and independent energy, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said at a conference on the pacific island of Palau ...
Apr 12, 2022
ISS says Wells Fargo pay reforms insufficient to justify support
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Tuesday recommended investors cast proxy votes against the pay of Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Charles Scharf and...
Apr 12, 2022
Chile’s Boric proposes restricted pension withdrawals, citing inflation
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -A new pension withdrawal in Chile was voted down by a congressional committee Tuesday night after President Gabriel Boric submitted a competing proposal hours earlier that cleared ...
Apr 12, 2022
Japan’s Feb machinery orders fall for second month, adding to growth fears
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core machinery orders posted their biggest monthly fall in nearly two years in February, official data showed on Wednesday, dragged down by a steep drop in d...
Apr 12, 2022
Oil prices rise on tight supply outlook as Russia spurns peace talks
By Sonali Paul (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Wednesday on worries that sliding output in sanctions-hit Russia, the world's second-biggest oil exporter, will tighten supply after Moscow said peace ...
Apr 12, 2022
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