By Ted Hesson, Steve Holland and Jose Luis Gonzalez WASHINGTON/CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said COVID-era restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border that have prevented hundreds …
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How many people might die, and why, under relaxed China COVID curbs
by Reutersby ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s abrupt end to its zero-COVID policy has raised concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population with little natural immunity that would overload the health system …
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Analysis-Politics and Islam bring Indonesian compromise on criminal code
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s new criminal code has grabbed headlines for making sex outside marriage illegal but Islamic parties wanted even harsher punishment for …
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China races to bolster health system as COVID surge sparks global concern
by Reutersby ReutersBy Bernard Orr and Xinghui Kok BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as authorities reported five more deaths and …
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Taiwan Nov export orders plunge, China’s COVID surge clouds outlook
by Reutersby ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s export orders contracted at the worst rate in more than a decade in November, hit by a plunge in China demand and generally weaker global consumer …
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Australia seeks to resolve China trade woes as foreign minister heads to Beijing
by Reutersby ReutersBy Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday she will push China to lift trade sanctions and seek consular access to two detained Australians during …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s producer price index eased in November for the second month in a row, adding to signs that high inflation could be waning in Europe’s largest economy as …
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Moscow Exchange says 2022 trading volumes surpassed $14.4 trillion
by Reutersby ReutersBy Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) -Trading volumes on Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest bourse, surpassed 1 quadrillion roubles ($14.44 trillion) for the second year running, it said on Monday, in part …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The World Bank has cut its China growth outlook for this year and next, citing the impact of the abrupt loosening of strict COVID-19 containment measures and …
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There should not be any ‘crash’ in French and European economy – ECB’s Villeroy
by Reutersby ReutersPARIS (Reuters) – The French and broader European economy should not suffer any “crash” or “hard landing”, European Central Bank (ECB) member and Bank of France head Francois Villeroy de …
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Sentiment among German exporters brightens for third month in a row – Ifo
by Reutersby ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) – Sentiment among German exporters rose for the third month in a row in December, reaching its best reading since June, according to a survey by the Ifo …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said the country’s gross domestic product this year was very likely to exceed earlier projections of between 6.5% and …
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Moscow says 60 Russian ‘hostages’ held in U.S. as prisoner swap talk swirls
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that more than 60 Russian “hostages” were serving prison sentences in the United States, the result of what he called an illegal …
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South African flying school executive investigated by police in Australia
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police have searched a property of, but not charged, a former British military pilot who is an executive of a South African flight …
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(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan shocked markets on Tuesday with a surprise tweak to its bond yield controls that allows long-term interest rates to rise further, a move aimed …
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Stronger, faster, higher: How North Korea built a fearsome missile arsenal
by Reutersby ReutersBy Josh Smith and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa (Reuters) – North Korea could hit almost anywhere on earth with a ballistic missile, analysts say, a capability it has honed alongside a …
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Philippine central bank signals further tightening to slow inflation
by Reutersby ReutersMANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank cannot rule out more interest rate hikes in 2023 as it seeks to bring inflation, running at 14-year highs, close to 3% in …
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Jury finds former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lisa Richwine and Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and two other sexual assault counts by a Los Angeles jury …
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North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup, U.S. flies stealth jets
by Reutersby ReutersBy Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while …
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Australian economy on edge as fixed-rate mortgage pain looms in 2023
by Reutersby ReutersBy Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – The post-pandemic slump in Australian housing is set to deepen next year as hundreds of billions of dollars of mortgage debt fixed at record …
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss biotech company Idorsia has submitted a new application for approval of the drug aprocitentan to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Aprocitentan is intended to be …
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Factbox-Australia’s indebted households critical to soft landing hopes next year
by Reutersby ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – The post-pandemic slump in Australian housing is set to deepen next year as hundreds of billions of dollars of mortgage debt fixed at record low rates in …
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The world fears a new China COVID wave, ponders how to help Xi
by Reutersby ReutersBy Trevor Hunnicutt, Julie Steenhuysen and Andreas Rinke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 …
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FTX’s Bankman-Fried to agree to U.S. extradition in about-face after hearing -source
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jared Higgs, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NASSAU, Bahamas/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried has decided to agree to be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges, a …
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee And so the last dove prepares to fly the coop, and the end of an era …