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Australia boasts rare budget surplus, before spending gobbles it up again
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Labor government on Tuesday boasted the first budget surplus in 15 years as strong jobs growth and bumper mining profits swelled its coffers, but it will q...
May 09, 2023
British ex-premier Truss to visit Taiwan next week
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week and meet senior members of the government, her office said on Tuesday, as she makes a case for Western democracie...
May 09, 2023
KKR, Macquarie eyeing Singapore’s waste management firm SembWaste – sources
By Kane Wu and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. private equity group KKR & Co Inc and Australia's Macquarie Asset Management are among potential bidders for the waste and recycling...
May 09, 2023
US debt limit default could hit in early June to early August -think tank
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will begin defaulting on its payment obligations between early June and early August without an increase in the federal debt limit, the Bipar...
May 09, 2023
Cricket-Australia should consider moving Warner down the order, says Vaughan
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia should split up the opening pairing of David Warner and Usman Khawaja for the Ashes series as England seam duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad would exploit a lefthanded p...
May 09, 2023
Pakistan set to repay or roll over $3.7 billion debt
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's finance ministry said on Tuesday arrangements had been made to repay or roll over this fiscal year's $3.7 billion debt. "This should not be any cause of concern as arra...
May 09, 2023
UN rights office: Iran has executed more than 200 people this year
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran has executed 209 people so far this year, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday, describing its record as "abominable" and calling for them to halt. "...
May 09, 2023
What to watch for in the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling meeting
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden meets Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday afte...
May 09, 2023
Airwallex expands to Israel, seeks cyber security acquisitions
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Global payments firm Airwallex said on Tuesday it was opening an office in Israel this week as part of plans to expand in the Middle East and globally. Founded in Australia, the ...
May 09, 2023
China’s car sales rise 2.1% in April as price war effect fades
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's passenger vehicle sales rose by 2.1% in April from a month earlier, industry data showed, underscoring a slower pace of growth as the stimulus effect of price cuts...
May 09, 2023
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