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China’s fiscal revenue growth quickens as economy recovers
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenue rose 11.9% in the first four months of 2023 from the same period a year earlier, accelerating sharply from a 0.5% rise in January-March, official data showed...
May 17, 2023
Eight-year-old dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas
(Reuters) - An eight-year-old girl died on Wednesday in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol in Harlingen, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) said. The child died at a local hospital aft...
May 17, 2023
Amazon’s cloud unit to invest $12.7 billion in India by 2030
(Reuters) - Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of Amazon.com Inc, said on Thursday it plans to invest $12.7 billion in India by 2030 to build its cloud infrastructure. (Reporting ...
May 17, 2023
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher amid debt ceiling optimism
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific share indexes rallied on Thursday, following Wall Street's lead, and the dollar held just below a two-month high versus the yen amid signs the United S...
May 17, 2023
South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban
(Reuters) - South Carolina's Republican-controlled state House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a "fetal heartbeat" bill to ban abortions about six weeks into pregnancy, before most people kno...
May 17, 2023
In Mexico, new non-binary passport can now sidestep male or female box
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans applying for a passport can now avoid having to check the box for male or female in a new travel document policy announced on Wednesday and haile...
May 17, 2023
Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million to settle Jeffrey Epstein accusers’ suit – WSJ
(Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the lender facilitated the late Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking ring, the Wall Street Jo...
May 17, 2023
New Zealand announces worse-than-expected deficit as economy stutters
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Thursday announced a worse-than-forecast budget deficit as a lower tax take, higher inflation and a slowing economy hit its coffers, forcing the r...
May 17, 2023
Dollar firms on optimism over US debt ceiling talks, Aussie down after jobs data
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held near a seven-week peak on Thursday, after President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy worked towards avoiding a damag...
May 17, 2023
Hua Hong Semiconductor’s $2.6 billion China listing approved by exchange
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd said it had received Shanghai Stock Exchange approval for its planned $2.6 billion share listing, which is expected to be one of the c...
May 17, 2023
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