Philippine inflation slows in April, builds case for a rate pause
By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation was on track to settle within…
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US proposes new checks on land sales to foreigners near military bases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Buying land near eight U.S. military bases could become more difficult for foreign companies and citizens under…
Australia to predict lower unemployment, higher wages in looming budget
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government is set to cut its forecasts for inflation while also predicting lower unemployment for longer…
Russian mercenary chief says fighters to leave Ukraine’s Bakhmut to ‘lick wounds’
By Felix Light, Caleb Davis and Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary force, said in…
Factbox-How countries have legislated after mass shootings
(Reuters) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has proposed new gun control measures after two mass shootings in which 17 people…
France’s financial prosecution office probing Thales – source
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s financial prosecution office is investigating arms maker Thales, a source close to the matter told Reuters,…
Rebel without a pause – ECB tries to outhawk Fed: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) -Not for the first time, the European Central Bank is determined to display policymaking independence…
Chinese courier giant SF aims to raise up to $3 billion in Hong Kong listing – sources
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s largest express delivery company SF Holding Co Ltd plans…
How investors are trading the U.S. debt ceiling
LONDON (Reuters) – A Washington stalemate on whether to increase the U.S. debt ceiling has raised the risk of a…
India, Russia, Pakistan urge Taliban to respect rights of all Afghans
By Krishn Kaushik GOA, India (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a…