U.N. human rights chief urges clamp-down on people smugglers after shipwreck
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on…
June 16, 2023
Baidu wins commercial licence for driverless taxis in Shenzhen
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s tech firm Baidu Inc said on Friday that it has obtained a commercial…
Power disrupted, heavy rains lash India, Pakistan after cyclone
By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India/KARACHI (Reuters) – Roofs were blown off houses and trees and electric poles uprooted, leaving thousands…
India’s Modi to address FedEx, Mastercard, other US CEOs at Kennedy Center -source
By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the CEOs of top…
Analysis-Biden’s IRA climate bill won’t cut deficit as expected
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – When President Joe Biden signed his signature Inflation Reduction Act last August, he hailed the…
Greece scours shipwreck site; hundreds feared drowned in boat’s hold
By Lefteris Papadimas and Stamos Prousalis KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece on Thursday following a shipwreck…
Marketmind: Stocks fight the Fed as markets still not listening
By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – If you looked at red-hot stock markets without following central banks, you could well…
China’s Jan-May fiscal revenue growth quickens
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fiscal revenues grew 14.9% in the first five months from a year earlier, quickening from a…
Germany, France clash over reform of EU fiscal rules, deal seen by end-2023
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France and Germany clashed on Friday over how to reform the European Union’s fiscal…
Explainer-What Is Hong Kong’s New Dual HKD/RMB Share Counter?
By Georgina Lee and Winni Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong stock exchange will start offering yuan-denominated Chinese…