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Soviet and Russian fashion icon Zaitsev dies -agencies
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Vyacheslav "Slava" Zaitsev, the couturier behind world-famous Soviet fashion that was often adorned with colourful Russian folkloric motifs, died on Sunday at age 85, Russia...
Apr 30, 2023
Currencies in limbo awaiting packed week of central banks
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Currencies were in limbo on Monday as holidays in most of Asia made for thin trading, while traders braced for a packed week of central bank meetings that would offer ...
Apr 30, 2023
Japan’s factory activity contracts at slower pace in April – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity contracted for the sixth straight month in April, but the details of a private survey released on Monday showed the manufacturing sector was edging towards s...
Apr 30, 2023
Oil prices slide on Fed rate hike expectations, weaker China PMI
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday as jitters over the prospect of the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates combined with weaker Chinese manufacturing data to erase ...
Apr 30, 2023
South Korea exports contract for seventh month, longest streak in 3 years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports fell for a seventh straight month in April in annual terms, data showed on Monday, marking their longest losing streak in three years and suggesting persistent ...
Apr 30, 2023
Astellas Pharma buys Iveric Bio for $5.9 billion
(Reuters) - Japan's Astellas Pharma said on Monday it had fully acquired drugmaker IVERIC Bio Inc, through Berry Merger Sub, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas US Holding, Inc. Astellas bought...
Apr 30, 2023
Analysis-Inflation, labour crunch prodding Japan’s smaller firms to raise pay
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising inflation and an intensifying labour crunch are prodding smaller local Japanese firms to follow their big counterparts in raising pay...
Apr 30, 2023
US Senator Tim Scott teases May 22 announcement on presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May 22, according to media reports on Sunday, in a potential challenge to f...
Apr 30, 2023
Retired St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon passes away
ST. LOUIS – One of the most recognizable voices — and names — connected with the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team has passed away. The Cardinals say Mike Shannon has died at the age...
Apr 30, 2023
Labour market ‘churn’ ahead with a quarter of jobs changing by 2027 – survey
GENEVA(Reuters) - Around a quarter of jobs are set to change in the next five years, according to a survey of employers published on Monday by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the organisation known fo...
Apr 30, 2023
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