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China’s factory activity swings to surprise growth in May – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly swung to growth in May from decline, a private sector survey showed on Thursday, driven by improved production and demand, helping struggling ...
May 31, 2023
Australia business investment up 2.4% in Q1
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian business investment rose strongly in the March quarter, helped by a jump in spending on mining, manufacturing and transport, while firms remained upbeat about spending fo...
May 31, 2023
Australia says tougher laws needed on artificial intelligence
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it planned to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) including a potential ban on deep fakes and realistic-looking but false content, amid concerns the tec...
May 31, 2023
Three dead in further nighttime Kyiv attack – city officials
(Reuters) - Another nighttime attack on eastern districts of Kyiv on Thursday killed three people and injured several, city officials said. The Kyiv military administration, in a post on the Telegram ...
May 31, 2023
‘Granary of China’ braces for more wheat-damaging rain
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largest wheat-growing province of Henan is expected to be hit by more rain in the coming days, state weather forecasters said on Thursday, complicating efforts to harvest g...
May 31, 2023
UPDATE: US House passes debt ceiling deal as default threat looms
UPDATED 8:34 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats ...
May 31, 2023
US House votes to suspend debt ceiling and avoid default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve a bipartisan bill to suspend the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, just five days before th...
May 31, 2023
US Defense Secretary Austin looks forward to deeper cooperation with Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday said he looked forward to deepening cooperation with Japan, along with South Korea and Australia. Before meeting Austin in Tokyo, Japa...
May 31, 2023
Japan’s solid capex growth points to upward revision to Q1 GDP
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on plant and equipment in January-March at the fastest rate since 2015, led by a recovery in car output and chip making as wel...
May 31, 2023
Soccer-Brazil protests to FIFA over racism against under-20 player
(Reuters) - The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Wednesday said it has filed a protest with world governing body FIFA after defender Robert Renan was racially abused following a U20 World Cup...
May 31, 2023
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