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UB40 founding member Astro dies after short illness
LONDON (Reuters) - One of the founding members of British reggae band UB40, Terence Wilson, has died after a short illness, his band has announced. Wilson, known by his stage name Astro, left the band...
Nov 07, 2021
UK’s Truss to visit southeast Asia to boost economic and security ties
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will travel to Malaysia on Sunday as part of a week-long visit to southeast Asia aimed at deepening economic and security ties in the region, her...
Nov 07, 2021
Texas cracks down on migrants but dozens of trespassing cases fall flat
By Alexandra Ulmer DEL RIO, Texas (Reuters) - Gaston, a 57-year-old Venezuelan human rights lawyer, spent years visiting the country's most squalid prisons as he defended students jailed for protestin...
Nov 07, 2021
Credit Suisse Chairman Horta-Osorio says big investors back overhaul
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's big shareholders back the scandal-hit bank's new strategy, Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio told Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag, adding the group would also overhaul it...
Nov 07, 2021
Investigations widen into deadly stampede at Houston rap concert
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - At least two investigations, one of them criminal, were underway on Sunday into the deadly stampede during rap star Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival that kill...
Nov 07, 2021
China Oct exports beat forecasts, offer buffer to slowing domestic economy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's export growth slowed in October but beat forecasts as booming global demand for holiday seasons, an easing power crunch and mitigating supply chain disruptions offset some ...
Nov 06, 2021
China’s crude oil imports in Oct fall to lowest in three years
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's crude oil imports plunged in October to the lowest since September 2018, as large state-owned refiners withheld purchases because of rising prices while independent refiner...
Nov 06, 2021
China’s Oct trade surplus with the United States at $40.75 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's trade surplus with the United States was $40.75 billion in October, Reuters calculations based on customs data showed on Sunday, down from $42 billion in September. For the...
Nov 06, 2021
China’s forex reserves rise in Oct for first time since July
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange reserves in October rose on a monthly basis for the first time since July, official data showed on Sunday, as the dollar slipped against a basket of other ...
Nov 06, 2021
Countdown clock, choke points led to chaos at Houston rap concert
By Erwin Seba and Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Crowds surging forward as the main performer took to the stage at the Astroworld Festival led to chaos and crushed bodies in the darkness of the out...
Nov 06, 2021
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