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By Huw Jones LONDON – Britain’s accounting watchdog said on Monday it had fined auditor PwC 1.75 million pounds ($2.12 million) after it failed to properly challenge UK telecoms group …

(Corrects Chang’s title to Deputy Secretary General (not Secretary General) in paragraph 10) By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping may not have been able to stop Nancy …

(Reuters) -Latest U.S. inflation numbers are in markets’ sight, especially since Federal Reserve policymakers have come out in force to correct any misconception about their determination to slay decades-high inflation …

By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. – A man drowned on Sunday in northern New Mexico when a flash flood swept through a burn area left by the state’s largest recorded …

By Martin Quin Pollard and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING/SHANGHAI -When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year’s summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because …

JAKARTA – U.S. carmaker Tesla has signed contracts worth about $5 billion to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, a senior cabinet minister told CNBC …

By Federica Urso and Mark John (Reuters) – Degrowth – the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption – is about the closest you can get to a …

By Natalie Grover LONDON – With climate change spurring more cases of tick-borne Lyme disease, drugmaker Valneva is betting big on a vaccine as it looks beyond disappointing sales of …

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Police in New Mexico on Sunday asked for the public’s help in locating a “vehicle of interest” in their probe of four fatal shootings of Muslim …

(This story changes dateline to OTTAWA, Aug 7 from TOKYO, Aug 8) By Kevin Buckland OTTAWA – The dollar extended it best rally against the yen since mid-June on Monday, …

By Luis Jaime Acosta, Nelson Bocanegra and Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA -Gustavo Petro on Sunday became Colombia’s first leftist president, pledging to unite the polarized country in the fight against …

By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise …

By Luis Cortes and Daina Beth Solomon SABINAS, Mexico -Large pumps sucked water from a flooded coal mine in Mexico on Saturday as authorities weighed whether to send divers to …

(This Aug 5 story corrects milestone in sixth paragraph to “biggest increase”, not “highest”) A look at the day ahead in markets from Alun John U.S. payrolls data day is …

By Yimou Lee and David Brunnstrom TAIPEI -Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday ahead of the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – North Korea will convene two key meetings, including one to review the country’s anti-epidemic policy, in coming weeks, state media said on Monday, as it …

By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING -China’s export growth unexpectedly picked up speed in July, offering an encouraging boost to the economy as its struggles to recover from a …

By Natalia Zinets (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Sunday that renewed Russian shelling had damaged three radiation sensors and hurt a worker at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, in the second hit …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -A group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and other major automakers said a $430 billion bill approved Sunday by the U.S. Senate will put achieving …

By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA -Cuba appeared to make progress on Sunday bringing under control a fire at its main oil storage facility that has killed one firefighter, …

(Reuters) -CVS Health Corp is seeking to buy Signify Health Inc as it looks to expand in-home health services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources. Signify Health …

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that if Russia proceeded with referendums in occupied areas of his country on joining Russia, there could be no talks with Ukraine …

RIO DE JANEIRO – A German diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the death of his Belgian husband, police said. …

By Jeff Mason REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 for a second consecutive day on Sunday and ended his isolation at the White House with …

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Bullet Train,” a John Wick-ian romp with Brad Pitt in the aisle seat, arrived in theaters with a $30.1 million opening weekend. That’s …