US files first-ever charges against Chinese fentanyl manufacturers
By Sarah N. Lynch and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday filed criminal charges against…
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Vietnam to extend VAT cut until year-end to prop up slowing economy
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese lawmakers on Saturday approved a government plan to extend a reduction in value added tax (VAT)…
Aramco, TotalEnergies sign $11 billion contract to build petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and TotalEnergies have signed an $11 billion contract to start building a new…
Japan’s SBI Holdings raises stake in Shinsei Bank after tender offer
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese online financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc said on Saturday it has…
Putin says Wagner mutiny is ‘treason’ in televised address
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an emergency televised address on Saturday that an “armed mutiny” by…
Australia imposes sanctions on three men over downing of Flight MH17
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on three men involved in the downing of Malaysia…
Moscow accuses Wagner head of mutiny, he says his forces enter Russia
By Andrew Osborn and Kevin Liffey MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) – Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday his Wagner fighters…
Indian PM Modi wraps up Washington trip with appeal to tech CEOs
By Steve Holland, Simon Lewis and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian…
Stocks fall, dollar up as investors weigh more rate hikes
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock indexes fell and the U.S. dollar rose on Friday as investors…
Oil dips on demand worries as more rate hikes likely
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Friday, posting a weekly decline as traders worried interest rate…