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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwestern Afghanistan – GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck northwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said....
Oct 10, 2023
China’s Big Tree Cloud in $500 million SPAC deal for US listing
(Reuters) -U.S. blank-check firm Plutonian Acquisition Corp agreed to merge with Big Tree Cloud International Group for the Chinese personal care products company to go public in a deal that will valu...
Oct 10, 2023
Tropical Depression 19 forms in eastern Atlantic- US hurricane center
(Reuters) - Tropical Depression Nineteen has formed in the eastern Atlantic, which is forecast to become a tropical storm on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The depression is...
Oct 10, 2023
Walgreens names Tim Wentworth as its new CEO – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. pharmacy chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance will name Tim Wentworth as its new chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Last month, Rosalind Brewer had abrup...
Oct 10, 2023
Kia Corp’s unionised workers to go on partial strike over wages
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Kia Corp's unionised workers in South Korea will go on a partial strike for six working days from Oct. 12 after three months of talks with the company stalled over w...
Oct 10, 2023
Asia stocks hit 2-week high as Fed talk turns dovish
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's stockmarkets rose on Wednesday and the dollar beat a retreat as a dovish shift in tone from Federal Reserve officials had traders paring U.S. interest rat...
Oct 10, 2023
New Zealand’s economy poses challenge for election victor
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's major parties have promised voters cost-of-living relief if they win Saturday's general election, but there is one major obstacle - a central bank ...
Oct 10, 2023
Hacktivists stoke Israel-Gaza conflict online
By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter (Reuters) - Hacktivist groups say they are hitting Israeli targets online amid the war in Israel and Gaza, disrupting and defacing websites like the Jerusalem Po...
Oct 10, 2023
Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain guitars could fetch up to $2 million each at auction
By Rollo Ross (Reuters) - Two iconic guitars played by Eric Clapton and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain could each fetch $1 million to $2 million when they go up for auction in November. Clapton's "The Fool", a...
Oct 10, 2023
Exclusive-Southeast Asia eyes hands-off AI rules, defying EU ambitions
By Fanny Potkin and Supantha Mukherjee SINGAPORE/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries are taking a business-friendly approach to artificial intelligence regulation in a setback to the Europ...
Oct 10, 2023
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