South Africa’s president briefs Xi on African Russia-Ukraine peace plan
(Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has briefed Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the upcoming visit by African leaders…
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KKR strengthens lead in Telecom Italia race by raising its bid
By Elvira Pollina and Akriti Sharma MILAN (Reuters) -U.S. fund KKR strengthened its lead in the race to secure the…
Sri Lanka lifts import limits on 286 items as crisis eases
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka lifted import restrictions on 286 items, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday,…
Blinken to be in Beijing for talks on June 18 -U.S. official
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week…
US bans imports from China-based Ninestar over Uyghurs
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -The U.S. on Friday banned imports from China-based printer maker Ninestar Corp and a Chinese chemical…
US charges two Russians in hack of Mt. Gox crypto exchange
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has charged two Russian nationals in the hack of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange…
World shares at 13-month peak as Wall St scales 2023 highs
By Naomi Rovnick and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. shares struck new highs for the year on Friday…
Dollar gains before Fed meeting, inflation data
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar bounced off two-week lows on Friday as investors awaited inflation data…
Exclusive-US seeks new suppliers of highly used cancer drug methotrexate in short supply
By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it is seeking…
Pakistan targets fiscal deficit of 6.54% in budget closely watched by IMF
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s government will target a budget deficit of 6.54% of economic…