China aims to sap Taiwan morale with ‘escape plan’ misinformation – sources
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has launched a misinformation campaign that includes news reports Taiwan’s president has an…
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Free speech cannot be used to legitimise terror, India says
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) – Freedom of expression cannot be used for “legitimising violence”, India said on Thursday in response to…
Goldman’s China banks downgrade based on ‘pessimistic assumptions’ -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs’ downgrade of some major Chinese lenders to “Sell” ratings is based on “pessimistic assumptions,” state-backed…
VW ready to deal with China metal curbs; chipmakers play down fallout
By Ben Blanchard and Jan Schwartz TAIPEI (Reuters) -Volkswagen is monitoring metals markets after China imposed export restrictions on two…
Top FARC dissident leader Ivan Marquez dead -sources
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Ivan Marquez, the well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned…
Lviv clears up after Russian missile strike in western Ukraine – seven dead
By Andriy Perun LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile slammed into a residential building in Lviv in western Ukraine on…
Delayed Guatemalan election results to be made official next week
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Official results from Guatemala’s first-round presidential election late last month will be released next week, the…
Japan’s base salaries jump most since 1995, puts BOJ policy into view
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s nominal base salary grew at the fastest pace in 28 years…
Rights group urges Tunisia to halt collective expulsions of African migrants
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia should halt collective expulsions of sub-Saharan African migrants and urgently enable access to…
Stocks sink as bond yields rise, U.S. jobs data fuels rate hike fears
By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks fell on Thursday while Treasury…