France’s Le Maire: Food inflation has started easing in July
PARIS (Reuters) – Food inflation in France has started to ease this month and the trend should accelerate in the…
Politics
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant
(Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear…
Japan’s firms offer biggest pay hikes in 30 years, wage growth broadens
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese firms offered the biggest pay hikes in three decades at this year’s negotiations with…
Factbox-Potential candidates as next chief of Australia’s central bank
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government will announce this month whether it would reappoint Reserve Bank of…
Australia markets in the dark as clock ticks down on govt choice of RBA chief
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – With a July policy meeting done and dusted, the head of Australia’s central bank…
Ten dead, 38 wounded in three mass shootings ahead of US July 4 holiday
By Kanishka Singh and Raphael Satter (Reuters) -Ten people were killed and 38 wounded in mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore…
Lula says Mercosur eyeing fresh trade deals, increased regional commerce
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he wants the Mercosur trade bloc to…
Beijing jabs in US-China tech fight with chip material export curbs
By Amy Lv and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Companies caught out by China’s decision to restrict exports of two metals…
Taiwan presidential front-runner says he can keep peace with China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Leading Taiwan presidential candidate William Lai wrote in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that he could…
Ukraine reports ‘particularly fruitful’ few days in counteroffensive
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces has been “particularly fruitful” in the past few days…