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How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets
LONDON - In an election-packed year, markets have so far shrugged off results, with the focus squarely on the one contest that could...
Apr 9, 20244 min read
Analysis-If you can’t beat 'em? European politicians embrace TikTok despite security fears
BERLIN/LONDON -When Simon Harris became Ireland's prime minister-in-waiting in March, he turned to a favoured platform to express...
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Thai PM says central bank should cut rates to help economic revival
SAMUI, Thailand -Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the central bank should cut its key interest rate by at least a quarter point...
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Russia's Lavrov to visit China to discuss Ukraine war
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and the...
Apr 7, 20242 min read
US, China need 'tough' conversations, Yellen tells Chinese Premier Li
BEIJING -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday that the ability to have difficult conversations...
Apr 7, 20243 min read
US, China to start new talks on balanced growth, Yellen says
GUANGZHOU, China -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to launch...
Apr 6, 20243 min read
Ecuador declares Mexico ambassador persona non grata, orders her to leave
QUITO -Ecuador's government declared Mexico's ambassador to the country unwelcome on Thursday, citing "unfortunate" comments from the...
Apr 5, 20242 min read
NATO allies aim to send more air defence aid to Ukraine but make no concrete pledges
BRUSSELS -NATO alliance members agreed on Thursday to scour their arsenals for more air defence systems to protect Ukraine from Russian...
Apr 5, 20243 min read
Gulf Arab states test waters with Iraq investment
BAGHDAD/DOHA - In Baghdad's Green Zone, a heavily fortified legacy from Iraq's war-torn years, the glitzy Qatar-financed Rixos hotel...
Apr 4, 20244 min read
Taiwan earthquake injuries top 1,000, missing hotel workers found
HUALIEN, Taiwan -The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Analysis-With wary eye, China courts Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo
JAKARTA - Soon after Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo Subianto won the February presidential election, the Chinese embassy in...
Apr 3, 20243 min read
Storms with typhoon-like winds ravage South China, killing 7
BEIJING - Rare storms with typhoon-like winds have killed at least seven people in China's southern Jiangxi province since the weekend,...
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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