Thai parties make push to woo voters ahead of Sunday election

By Chayut Setboonsarng and Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) – Surrounded by adoring crowds packed inside stadiums and halls, the main prime ministerial candidates of Thailand’s political parties made a final push to rally supporters on Friday, two days before a crunch general election. After nearly a decade of a government led or backed by its…

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Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect

By Daina Beth Solomon and Julio-Cesar Chavez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a COVID-era order that had allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants expired and new asylum restrictions took effect amid confusion and uncertainty. Several last-minute court…

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China’s Oppo to shut down chip design unit as smartphone sales slump

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Oppo said it will shut down its chip design unit, citing uncertainties in the global economy and the smartphone industry. The company, one of China’s best-selling domestic smartphone brands, said it will cease operations of its Zeku unit, which it set up in 2019. Its products include the MariSilicon…

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Exclusive-G7 to vow diversifying of supply chains, filling bank regulatory gaps -draft

(Reuters) -Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies set a year-end deadline for launching a new scheme to diversify global supply chains, and vowed to address regulatory gaps in the banking system, according to a final draft of their communique seen by Reuters. In the draft communique, the G7 central banks said…

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