Philippines ‘wargaming’ Chinese hostilities as sea standoffs intensify
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is contingency planning for an escalation of hostilities in the South China Sea, according to a senior military official, including a scenario where crew repel Chinese forces…
Tropical Storm Lee to intensify into extremely dangerous hurricane -US hurricane center
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Lee was forming east of the Lesser Antilles and was expected to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous hurricane by the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said…
Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight
CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week with no…
France to intensify arms delivery to help Ukraine counter-offensive -Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that a long-anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive against occupying Russian forces had started, and he promised more military aid to the Kyiv government. At…
Factbox-US-China tensions intensify over tech to Taiwan flashpoints
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker’s demand for trade curbs on a Chinese memory chipmaker in response to China calling products from Micron Technology a national security risk is the latest escalation…
BlackRock adds Treasuries as debt ceiling jitters intensify
By Davide Barbuscia CHICAGO (Reuters) – BlackRock has been buying U.S. Treasuries in anticipation of an economic slowdown and a protracted fight between the U.S. government and Congress around the debt limit,…
U.S. banks fallout will intensify margin headwinds for Aussie lenders, UBS says
(Reuters) – Australian banks are well-positioned to deal with the pressures emanating from the recent bank runs in the United States, but their margins could be squeezed by the fierce competition for…
Analysis-BOJ still a lone dove, but less so as global price pressures intensify
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The Bank of Japan is dropping hints the recent rise in inflation may prove longer-lasting and driven by solid demand, a sign global price pressures are prodding…
U.S., European allies intensify economic pressure on Russia
By Steve Holland and Francesco Guarascio WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS – The United States, European Union and other allies on Friday escalated their economic pressure on Russia, moving to strip Moscow of privileged trade and…
Talks between oil companies, U.S. union intensify as deadline nears
HOUSTON – Talks for a new national contract for U.S. refinery and chemical plant workers intensified on Monday between the United Steelworkers Union (USW) and oil companies, the union told members in…
India’s Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks -experts
(Corrects Dr. Subhash Salunke’s designation, paragraph 7) By Neha Arora NEW DELHI -India’s COVID-19 infections, led by the Omicron variant, may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some top experts…
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