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Pacific islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste over contamination fears
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pacific island nations are urging Japan to delay the release of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears fisheries will be contaminated, the Pacific Island ...
Jan 17, 2023
Shares of Tencent, NetEase rise as China gaming crackdown ends
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Tencent Holdings, the world's largest gaming company, and smaller rival NetEase Inc rose on Wednesday after China's video games regulator granted the first gaming licen...
Jan 17, 2023
Dollar steady, yen slips as traders brace for BOJ policy decision
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied on Wednesday, while the yen slipped as investors eagerly awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision, which could set the stage for Tok...
Jan 17, 2023
Russia’s newest nuclear submarine on its way to temporary base in Arctic – TASS
(Reuters) - Russian navy's newest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Generalissimo Suvorov is on its way to a temporary base for the Northern Fleet in the Arctic, the TASS news agency reporte...
Jan 17, 2023
Bankman-Fried says claims made by FTX lawyers ‘misleading’
(Reuters) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in a blog post refuted some claims made by the company's lawyers on Tuesday, saying that they were "extremely misleading" and that FTX U.S. was and is solvent...
Jan 17, 2023
Australia to spend $2 billion on 40 U.S. Black Hawk choppers
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia confirmed on Wednesday it would buy 40 Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for an estimated A$2.8 billion ($1.96 billion), finalising a...
Jan 17, 2023
China’s pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi post-COVID
By Casey Hall, Josh Horwitz and Yew Lun Tian SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The first weekend after COVID-19 restrictions ended last month, dozens of young Chinese jostled in the dark at a heavy-metal concert i...
Jan 17, 2023
U.S. prosecutors will not seek death penalty against accused Texas Walmart shooter
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing 23 people and injuring dozens more in a hate crime targeting people of Mexican descen...
Jan 17, 2023
Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa cleared by court of tax evasion
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted by a court of tax evasion charges on Wednesday, a judge said, handing Ressa a victory in a case the ve...
Jan 17, 2023
Workers at embattled Mexican airline Aeromar hold off on strike, unions say
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Pilots and flight attendants of Mexican airline Aeromar will hold off on a possible strike despite being owed millions of dollars, their unions said Tuesday, hou...
Jan 17, 2023
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