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Tokyo court upholds not guilty verdict for ex-Tepco execs over Fukushima disaster -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a not guilty verdict by a lower court that cleared former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives of negligence over the 2011 Fukushi...
Jan 17, 2023
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen, China’s Liu to meet in Zurich for first in-person talks
By Andrea Shalal ZURICH (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich on Wednesday for frank talks on the global economy, sovereign debt issues and c...
Jan 17, 2023
Millions of Chinese workers on the move ahead of Friday travel peak
By Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) - Millions of urban workers were on the move across China on Wednesday ahead of the expected Friday peak of its Lunar New Year mass migration, as China's leaders looke...
Jan 17, 2023
Emergency services on standby at Sydney airport after Qantas flight issues distress signal
By Kirsty Needham and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Emergency services are on standby at Sydney airport after a Qantas Airways Ltd flight issued a mayday signal on Wednesday. A New South Wales stat...
Jan 17, 2023
U.S. Senate panel to hold Jan. 24 hearing on ticket industry issues
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing on Jan. 24 on the lack of competition in the ticketing industry after Ticketmaster's problems managing the sale o...
Jan 17, 2023
BOJ crafts new weapon to defend yield control policy
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Wednesday amended rules for a fund-supply market operation to use it as a new tool to prevent long-term interest rates from rising too much, in a show of its res...
Jan 17, 2023
Iron ore futures rise over increased trading volumes on bargain hunting
By Matthew Chye (Reuters) - Iron ore futures rose on Wednesday amid high trading volumes as traders looked for bargain buys, after notable losses in previous sessions stemming from China's state plann...
Jan 17, 2023
China’s property sector shrinks 5.1% in 2022 – NBS
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's property sector fell 5.1% in 2022 from a year earlier, value-added data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday, heaping more pressure on policymak...
Jan 17, 2023
Rugby-‘Disappointed’ Rennie said had backing of Wallabies players before sacking
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Dave Rennie said he had the "full support" of the Wallabies players and squad before his shock sacking on Monday, expressing his disappointment that he would be unable to fulfil his...
Jan 17, 2023
No hope of any survivors in Nepal’s deadliest crash in 30 years, officials say
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials in Nepal said on Wednesday there was no chance of finding any survivors of the country's deadliest plane crash in 30 years, but workers will continue to...
Jan 17, 2023
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