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Taiwan blasts ‘arch criminal’ China for Pacific trade pact threats
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is an "arch criminal" intent on bullying Taiwan and has no right to oppose or comment on its bid to join a pan-Pacific trade pact, Taiwan's government said in an escalating wa...
Sep 23, 2021
Japan CPI halts 12-month decline, still well below BOJ target
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices halted a 12-month run of declines in August, bolstered by higher energy costs and the impact of a tourism campaign, bringing some re...
Sep 23, 2021
Trump allies Bannon, Meadows subpoenaed in Congress’ probe of Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has subpoenaed four former members of Donald Trump's administration, includ...
Sep 23, 2021
Australia treasurer warns of financial risks if net zero not adopted
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia must brace for higher borrowing costs if the country fails to match other developed nations in efforts to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, Treasurer...
Sep 23, 2021
McDonald’s restarts share buybacks as business recovers from pandemic hit
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it would restart share buybacks and also increased its quarterly dividend by 7%, as the world's largest fast food chain recovers from the impact of the COV...
Sep 23, 2021
Pennsylvania attorney general sues Republicans to stop election subpoena
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's Democratic attorney general filed a lawsuit against Republican state lawmakers on Thursday in an attempt to stop their subpoena for detailed personal informa...
Sep 23, 2021
Britain’s Tesco extends net zero pledge
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said on Friday it would extend its green targets by promising net zero carbon emissions by 2050 across its operations together with those generated ...
Sep 23, 2021
Uber to roll out pension plans for UK drivers
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies said it would start rolling out its pension plan to all eligible drivers in the United Kingdom, months after the ride-hailing service granted workers' rights to its drive...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. Commerce chief says further action will be taken on Huawei if necessary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday the Biden administration will take further action against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei if necessary, even as some Republic...
Sep 23, 2021
ACLU asks Ohio Supreme Court to order new redistricting maps be drawn
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and other voting rights entities asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday to force Republicans to redraw state House of Representa...
Sep 23, 2021
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