By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday that information on customers in some countries in Oceania and Asia, excluding Japan, may have been left publicly accessible from October 2016 to May 2023. Customer information that may have been accessible externally included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and vehicle identification…
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s central bank raised its key rate by a quarter point on Wednesday, saying core inflation remained elevated but it is ready to normalise policy depending on the economic outlook. With headline inflation already back in the central bank’s target range, some analysts suggested the widely expected…
By James Oliphant CLIVE, Iowa (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stepped up his attacks on Republican rival Donald Trump on Tuesday as he kicked off his first campaign swing as a presidential candidate in Iowa. While DeSantis rarely alluded to the former president during remarks at an evening rally, he showed less restraint afterward when…
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground. Boeing in 2021 agreed to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia supports Kosovo’s Serbian population and believes their legal rights and interests must be protected, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Peskov also said Moscow was following with concern the unrest in Kosovo, which has increased sharply since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in the country’s northern Serb-majority area after votes…
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s top court postponed on Wednesday a crucial hearing on the constitutionality of reforms designed to unblock European Union funds due to an insufficient number of judges, the latest hurdle for Warsaw to get the cash. Polish President Andrzej Duda in February asked the Constitutional Tribunal to rule on the constitutionality of…
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German unemployment rose less than expected in May, showing resilience in the labour market despite difficult economic conditions, labour office figures showed on Wednesday. The Federal Labour Office said the number of people out of work increased by 9,000 in seasonally adjusted terms to 2.573 million. Analysts polled by Reuters…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With the U.S. debt ceiling saga nearly over, the state of the global economy hoves back into view – with contrasting interest rate pictures that saw the dollar climb across the board. A deepening contraction of Chinese factory activity this month…
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – General Electric’s aviation arm, already expecting to benefit from a boom in Indian domestic air travel, sees an even bigger boost from a surge in international travel that will drive demand for larger jets, its country head said. Engines built by GE Aerospace and partner Safran power about…
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 25.2% in May from 35.3% in April, the statistics department said on Wednesday, reducing some stress on the crisis-hit economy. Soaring inflation has battered the economy for more than a year after a severe foreign exchange crisis set off the Indian Ocean…
