By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Monday that the United States and China – the world’s two biggest greenhouse gas emitters – must create a partnership to tackle climate change without allowing their differences on other issues get in the way. Kerry spoke to Reuters in front…
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – The World Bank is likely to approve $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka at its next board meeting on June 28, sources told Reuters, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an IMF deal in March. The economy of the country of 22 million is…
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Sales on JD.com’s e-commerce site during China’s mid-year shopping festival – the first major shopping event since the country’s reopening – grew more than expected, according to brokerages’ estimates based on data they have received. The Chinese e-commerce giant saw sales rise 6-8% over the 618 festival…
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s poll body certified the results of last month’s election on Monday, paving the way for the first session of parliament in the next few weeks ahead of the formation of a new government. The election commission said it had endorsed the winners of all 500…
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi defence company SCOPA Industries and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly produce civil and military helicopters in the kingdom, SCOPA CEO Fawaz Alakeel told Saudi state TV on Monday. The deal was announced on the sidelines of a Saudi-French investment forum being held during a visit by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince…
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -An unusually candid North Korea has said the botched launch of a military satellite last month was the “gravest failure” but it vowed it would soon succeed in its quest, state media reported on Monday. North Korea’s ruling party made the assessment of its May 31 launch at a three-day…
SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday he would visit China from June 25 to 30, leading a trade delegation that includes some of the country’s biggest companies. Hipkins will meet President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and the chairman of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian warship and cargo ship rescued 68 people overnight from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday. It said in a statement that the Admiral Gorshkov warship had been the first to receive a distress call from the Avalon, which it described as a “yacht-type vessel”…
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – At least 54 people died in a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh over the last few days, the Times of India newspaper reported on Monday, as authorities probed if the loss of lives was due to the heat wave in the region. Another 45…
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese operator of McDonald’s restaurants said on Monday it would raise prices at 184 city centre branches, equivalent to about 6% of its 3,000 stores, to help absorb higher rents and labour costs. Until now, 40 stores in some city centres and special locations such as airports and…
