By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. sees some progress on an energy dispute with Mexico, although “deep-seated” concerns persist, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday shortly before talks in Mexico with top Mexican and Canadian trade officials. The U.S. and Canada demanded dispute settlement talks over energy…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia advised Uber and Facebook how to restructure in face of an Australian law clamping down on tax avoidance, but both companies said on Friday they were surprised to find out PwC’s advice may have been based on leaked government plans. The “big four” firm is under pressure…
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has launched a misinformation campaign that includes news reports Taiwan’s president has an “escape plan” in the event of a Chinese invasion, aiming to sap morale as Beijing presses the island to accept its sovereignty, Taiwan officials said. Taiwan is on high alert for what it sees as…
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) – Freedom of expression cannot be used for “legitimising violence”, India said on Thursday in response to media reports citing comments by Canada’s prime minister on Ottawa’s handling of supporters of a separate state for the Sikh community. India summoned the Canadian envoy in New Delhi to register its protest after Indian…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs’ downgrade of some major Chinese lenders to “Sell” ratings is based on “pessimistic assumptions,” state-backed Securities Times said in an editorial on Friday, as worries over the banking sector deepen amid a rocky economy. “It is not advisable to be bearish on the fundamentals of Chinese banks based on pessimistic…
By Ben Blanchard and Jan Schwartz TAIPEI (Reuters) -Volkswagen is monitoring metals markets after China imposed export restrictions on two minor metals used in semiconductors and electric vehicles, it said on Thursday, while some chipmakers played down fears of shortages. Fears are growing that more curbs on strategic exports including rare earths could be coming…
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Ivan Marquez, the well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned to arms after a peace deal with Colombia’s government, has died in Venezuela, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Though most members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demobilized…
By Andriy Perun LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile slammed into a residential building in Lviv in western Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least seven people in a city that is far from frontlines and home to thousands displaced by war. The roof and top floor of the building were destroyed in what Lviv’s mayor…
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Official results from Guatemala’s first-round presidential election late last month will be released next week, the country’s electoral court announced on Thursday, following a extended delay triggered by challenges from parties. A court spokesperson told Reuters that final results in the presidential race from the June 25 vote did not change….
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s nominal base salary grew at the fastest pace in 28 years in May, government data showed on Friday, adding fuel to the debate over when the central bank will unwind its ultra-loose monetary stimulus. Global financial markets have been closely watching Japan’s wage data, as Bank…
