BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planner on Monday unveiled measures that seek to promote, encourage and spur private investment in some infrastructure sectors and said it will strengthen financing support for private projects. The latest announcement comes as China last week pledged to improve the private sector, releasing guidelines by the Communist Party and the…
(Reuters) -Australia’s competition regulator on Monday said it has delayed its decision on ANZ Group Holdings’ proposed A$4.9 billion ($3.30 billion) acquisition of Suncorp Bank by a week to August 4, and has requested a further extension of one week. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in a letter to ANZ on Thursday requested…
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Monday that NATO’s plan to expand into the Asia-Pacific violates U.N. rules and hoped Japan, in its interaction with NATO, would refrain from actions that undermine trust among countries in the region. (Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
By David Latona and Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) -No clear winner emerged in a nailbiting finish to Spain’s election on Sunday as the right failed to fulfill predictions of a victory big enough to push Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez from power. The two leading parties will seek to negotiate coalition deals in pursuit of a…
By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Chevron Corp announced sweeping management changes on Sunday, including the retirement next year of its finance chief and extension of the mandatory retirement age for Chief Executive Officer Michael Wirth. Chief Financial Officer Pierre Breber, 58, will retire in 2024, and will be replaced by the company’s…
(Reuters) – Police in Ohio unleashed a canine on a Black man who had exited his vehicle with his hands raised after a traffic stop earlier this month, according to officials. The incident unfolded on July 4 after law enforcement officers engaged in the lengthy pursuit of a semi-tractor trailer driven by 23-year-old Jadarrius Rose….
By Fedja Grulovic RHODES, Greece (Reuters) -Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes took refuge in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats as flames threatened resorts and coastal villages. Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets during what Greece said was its biggest…
By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma BAMBOLIM, India (Reuters) -The Group of 20 (G20) major economies meeting in India failed on Saturday to reach consensus on phasing down fossil fuels following objections by some producer nations. Scientists and campaigners are exasperated by international bodies’ foot-dragging on action to curb global warming even as extreme weather…
(Reuters) – New Zealand’s justice minister resigned on Monday after being arrested in relation to a car crash the previous day, the fourth minister to quit the cabinet in as many months in an election year. Kiri Allan has resigned from all her portfolios immediately, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said, after she was taken into…
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp’s second-quarter earnings topped Wall Street estimates, the company said on Sunday, and Chief Executive Michael Wirth also signaled the number two U.S. oil company remains open to more acquisitions and to increasing shareholder distributions this year. In a rare preview of its results that coincided with the…
