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Global push to tackle maternal and newborn deaths has stalled, WHO report finds
(Reuters) - Progress in reducing deaths during pregnancy and childbirth and among newborn infants has stalled since 2015, and over 60 countries are on track to miss 2030 targets at current rates, a Wo...
May 08, 2023
EU envoy to China hails Xi’s call with Ukraine president as positive step
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a very positive step, the European Union ambassador to China said on Tuesday, while urging...
May 08, 2023
China’s imports shrink in April, exports grow at slower pace
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) - China's imports contracted sharply in April, while exports grew at a slower pace, reinforcing signs of feeble domestic demand despite the lifting of COVID curbs and hea...
May 08, 2023
Asian stocks edge lower, dollar firm as US inflation data looms
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - An index of Asian stocks eased back from more than two-week highs on Tuesday as traders squared positions heading into a key U.S. inflation report, although mainlan...
May 08, 2023
Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Ukraine says defence systems repel Russian attacks
(Reuters) - Ukraine's air defence systems are repelling Russian attacks on the capital, Kyiv's military administration said early on Tuesday, following air raid alerts nationwide. CONFLICT * Ukrainian...
May 08, 2023
Dubai DXB airport Q1 passenger traffic reaches 96% of pre-pandemic level
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's main airport registered a 55.8% increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of this year compared to last year, reaching 95.6% of 2019 pre-pandemic levels, operator Du...
May 08, 2023
Delek says no injuries from fire at El Dorado, Arkansas refinery
(Reuters) - A fire that broke out at Delek's 83,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) El Dorado, Arkansas refinery has been extinguished with no injuries reported, a company spokesperson told Reuters by phone on M...
May 08, 2023
EU ambassador to China says China’s anti-espionage law ‘not good news’
BEIJING (Reuters) - The European Union ambassador to China said on Tuesday he was not sure that the opening up of the Chinese economy is compatible with its counter-espionage law. "This is not good ne...
May 08, 2023
Japan’s spending downturn, wages decline heighten pressure on economy
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer spending unexpectedly fell in March at the fastest rate in a year, while real wages marked a twelfth month of decline on persistent inflation, high...
May 08, 2023
BOJ’s Ueda: No pre-set idea on how review could affect future policy move
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank did not have any pre-set idea on how its scheduled policy review could affect its future monetary policy deci...
May 08, 2023
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