Paraguay president-elect commits to ‘strengthen’ ties with Taiwan
Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, said on Friday that he would continue to strengthen his country’s “historic ties” with Taiwan following…
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Stocks rally while Treasuries fall as US jobs data brightens outlook
By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and…
Lawmaker and head of NSF warn of delays to funding U.S. tech research
By Jane Lanhee Lee Santa Clara, California (Reuters) – Silicon Valley’s U.S. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna and the director of…
U.S. moving ahead with $500 million in arms aid for Taiwan, source says
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration plans to send $500 million worth of weapons aid…
King Charles and royals greet well-wishers ahead of coronation
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles greeted excited crowds gathering for his coronation before hosting a reception for world…
Dollar dips against euro as jobs gains offset by negative revisions
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gave back earlier gains against the euro but stayed stronger against…
Oil prices jump but post third straight weekly fall on economic woes
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday but fell for the third straight week after a sharp…
India’s Go First, lessors lock horns as bankruptcy hearings begin
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Siddhi Nayak NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian airline Go First’s effort to start insolvency proceedings has…
UN to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Friday it will continue to keep Afghan staff…
7-Eleven spin-off would jeopardise growth, CEO says, pushing back at ValueAct
By Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – A spin-off of 7-Eleven would jeopardise the convenience store chain’s future growth by cutting…