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Consumer megadeals make a rare comeback in the first quarter
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - Two blockbuster mergers involving U.S. food companies, struck within 24 hours, gatecrashed the ranks of the biggest global transactions of the firs...
Thomson Reuters 21h ago
NWS: High winds, hail and downed power lines in Thursday evening storms
PEORIA, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln confirms high winds, downed power lines and hail accompanied severe storms that rolled through Central Illinois Thursday night. In Elmwood, 63 mp...
Julia Bradley 21h ago
US targets Chinese chipmaking with proposed export restrictions on ASML and others
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, April 3 (Reuters) - A cross-party group of U.S. politicians have proposed a law to impose further restrictions on exports of computer chipmaking equipment to China, affecti...
Thomson Reuters 21h ago
China regulator orders food delivery giants to strengthen safety controls
BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - China's market regulator met with major food delivery platforms this week, ordering them to strengthen food safety measures ahead of new regulations taking effect in June....
Thomson Reuters 22h ago
Moscow shoppers and travellers hit by payment system problem
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - A problem with payment systems sowed chaos on Friday for some Russian shoppers, forcing the turnstiles on the Moscow metro to allow people to enter without payment and even...
Thomson Reuters 22h ago
Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny
By Chantha Lach PHNOM PENH, April 3 (Reuters) - Cambodia's parliament on Friday passed the first law dedicated to targeting scam centres accused of bilking international victims out of billions of dol...
Thomson Reuters 22h ago
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, GFZ says
April 3 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)said on Friday. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilom...
Thomson Reuters 22h ago
Exclusive-US upends global supply program for malaria and HIV amid warnings of gaps
By Ammu Kannampilly and Jennifer Rigby NAIROBI/LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, acc...
Thomson Reuters 23h ago
China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for children
BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labelling and banning services that co...
Thomson Reuters 23h ago
Inflation in focus for markets jostled by Middle East war signals
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - A fresh read on inflation and initial company results next week could start to show the Middle East war's effects on the U.S. economy and corporate Ame...
Thomson Reuters 23h ago
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