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China leads US in global competition for key emerging technology, study says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China has a "stunning lead" in 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies as Western democracies lose a global competition for research output, a security think tank said on Th...
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Analysis-Australia’s DIY pension funds lose millions on crypto bets, investors not sweating it
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians who used do-it-yourself (DIY) pension funds to bet on cryptocurrencies face hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, jeopardising their s...
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Microsoft Africa internet plan moves forward with fiber deal
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has reached a deal with Africa's biggest independent fiber network toward its goal of expanding internet access on the continent, its President Brad Smith said. The agreemen...
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Renault, Geely ink pact with Aramco for engine venture
(Reuters) -Oil giant Saudi Aramco has agreed to take a minority stake in a new powertrain engine company that French car maker Renault SA and China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd plan to set up joint...
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Indonesia central bank: U.S. rates may rise further; stance on local rates stays
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo said on Thursday the Federal Reserve may continue raising U.S. interest rates until June, but while the monetary tightening would strengthen t...
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Ex-BOJ gov Shirakawa urges re-examination of monetary framework, inflation targets
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa called on policymakers to reconsider central banks' monetary framework based on inflation targets, given their l...
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Oil holds gains on China rebound, even as U.S. crude stocks rise
By Emily Chow bsSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices inched up in early Asian trade on Thursday, extending gains from the previous two sessions on signs of a strong economic rebound in China, the world's ...
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Thai jobless rate falls to 1.15% in Q4
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 dropped to 1.15% from 1.23% in the previous quarter, the state planning agency said on Thursday, as the vital tourism sec...
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Amazon’s cloud unit to invest $6 billion in Malaysia by 2037
(Reuters) - Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of Amazon.com Inc, said on Wednesday it plans to invest $6 billion in Malaysia over the next 14 years to strengthen its cloud servic...
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Asian stocks rally sputters as China pulls back, higher U.S. yields weigh
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - A rally in Asian shares sputtered on Thursday, pressured by a pullback in Chinese stocks and higher U.S. yields amid fears that global central banks would keep raising...
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