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Hong Kong finance official to make first visit to Britain in three years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A top financial official from Hong Kong is set to visit Britain in April in the first ministerial-level visit by an official of the Chinese-ruled territory in more than three yea...
Apr 11, 2023
Soccer-Australia and New Zealand mark 100-day countdown to Women’s World Cup
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand marked the 100-day countdown to the global soccer showpiece on Tuesday with a call for gender equity in sport and a rallying cry...
Apr 11, 2023
Australia’s iron ore hub of Port Hedland to be cleared ahead of cyclone
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Western Australia's iron ore hub of Port Hedland will be cleared early on Wednesday as a tropical cyclone approaches, the Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) said on Tuesday. A low pre...
Apr 11, 2023
Indonesia court to rule on appeal against order to delay elections
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court was due on Tuesday to decide an appeal by the country's election commission against a controversial lower court order to delay 2024 presidential and general ele...
Apr 11, 2023
NHL roundup: Claude Giroux reaches 1,000 points in Senators’ win
Claude Giroux collected his 1,000th NHL point and the game-winning score while recording two goals and an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Monda...
Apr 10, 2023
Marketmind: Asia stocks bounce as dovish central banks lift the mood
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. Asian stocks put in a strong showing on their return to full trading globally after the Easter break, with Australian invest...
Apr 10, 2023
Australia opposition lawmaker quits shadow cabinet over Indigenous referendum stance
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian opposition lawmaker quit the shadow cabinet on Tuesday in disagreement with his Liberal party's decision to campaign against a proposal to constitutionally recognise t...
Apr 10, 2023
South Korea city wildfire fanned by strong winds, evacuations begin
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 150 people evacuated from their homes in South Korea's eastern coastal city of Gangneung as strong winds and dry weather fanned a wildfire on Tuesday, officials said. Firef...
Apr 10, 2023
Bitcoin pushes past $30,000 as investors eye end of rate rises
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Major cryptocurrency bitcoin breached the key $30,000 level for the first time in 10 months on Tuesday, adding to its steady gains as investors raised bets that the U.S. Federal ...
Apr 10, 2023
Ukraine cities pounded, Kyiv plays down fallout from leak of US documents
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces pounded frontline cities in eastern Ukraine with air strikes and artillery attacks, while Kyiv played down a report that it is amending some plans for...
Apr 10, 2023
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