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BEIJING (Reuters) -China created 12.44 million new urban jobs last year, meeting its target, but more efforts are needed to prop up employment amid uncertain economic conditions in 2024, the …

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s exports surged to record highs in December, with shipments to the U.S. soaring to their strongest-ever level while those to China were also robust, …

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China will boost efforts to attract foreign firms and will not change its stance to protect the legal rights of foreign companies, the nation’s top financial …

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Two of U.S. President Joe Biden’s top advisers, Mike Donilon and Jen O’Malley Dillon, will leave the White House for his reelection campaign early next month, …

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -A 2023 judicial decision that would curb access to the abortion pill threatens to disrupt the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and harm …

By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday masks weakness with independents and moderate voters that could be a …

By Jeff Mason MANASSAS, Virginia (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden took aim at Republicans over their efforts to curb abortion rights in a Virginia speech on Tuesday, but his remarks …

By Yurii Kovalenko and Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) – Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s two largest cities, killing 18 people, injuring more than 130 and damaging homes and infrastructure, President Volodymyr …

By Melanie Burton (Reuters) -At least two iron ore cargoes from the world’s No.4 supplier Fortescue Metals Group are facing unusual customs delays at north China’s Caofeidian port due to …

(Reuters) – China’s ambassador to the European Union called the EU’s probe into Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers over state subsidies “unfair”, Fu Cong told Bloomberg News in an interview. Fu …

By Orathai Sriring, Devjyot Ghoshal and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s central bank chief, under fire from the prime minister for not cutting rates, said slower-than-expected economic growth was not …

By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Santander’s Mexico unit will launch its digital bank service in the next few months, an executive said on Tuesday, adding the bank’s planned …

(Reuters) -eBay Inc will cut about 1,000 roles, or an estimated 9% of its current workforce, the e-commerce retailer said on Tuesday. “While we are making progress against our strategy, …

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for the eight consecutive month in January amid weak demand, but the service sector saw strong gains as new business picked up, a …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government on Wednesday named longstanding media executive Kim Williams the next chairperson of the country’s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Williams is currently …

(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring a sale of specialty pharmacy company Shields Health Solutions, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The sale could be …

Australia’s Pilbara Minerals reported a 46% sequential drop in its second-quarter revenue on Wednesday as average realised price for spodumene halved, and lowered annual capital expenditure guidance. Australian lithium producers …

By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’S global equities index gained very slightly as investors digested a mixed crop of earnings reports and waited for key economic …

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was displeased by a new industrial development plan announced on Monday by the government and told ministers …

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – London remains the world’s top financial centre as New York slips into second place, after tying with the UK capital last year, the City …

(Reuters) -Scandinavian airline SAS forecast on Tuesday its revenue to exceed 48 billion Swedish crowns ($4.57 billion) in 2024, and expects to emerge from an amended Chapter 11 plan of …

(Reuters) -The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off 94 journalists who belong to the newspaper’s union, the head of the union said on Tuesday, adding to a string of …

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A man who fatally shot eight people in Illinois over the weekend before taking own life as law enforcement closed in on him in Texas …