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Factbox-Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to "protect Montanans" from alleged Chinese surveillance,...
May 17, 2023
Florida school district sued over book bans
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The writers' group PEN America, authors and parents on Wednesday sued a Florida school district over its book bans, alleging educators violated the First Amendment right t...
May 17, 2023
Japan April exports rise 2.6% year/year – MOF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose 2.6% in April from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday. The rise compares with a 3.0% increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll. ...
May 17, 2023
Earthquake shakes Guatemala and southern Mexico, no damage reported
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck Guatemala on Wednesday, shaking the Central American nation and parts of Southern Mexico, though the quake's deep hypocenter of more than 150 miles u...
May 17, 2023
Ex-Wagner commander who sought asylum in Norway wants to return to Russia
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - A former commander of Russia's Wagner group who sought asylum in Norway after crossing the Russian-Norwegian border in January said on Wednesday he wanted to retu...
May 17, 2023
Mexico’s Kavak sets sights on capturing 5% of Colombia used-car market
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Mexican used-car platform Kavak has opened a vehicle reconditioning plant in Colombia, which it hopes will help capture at least 5% of the country's used car market, country manager...
May 17, 2023
Jordan must accelerate reforms to drive faster growth -IMF
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday Jordan needed to accelerate structural economic reforms to push growth beyond the average 2% to 3% it has str...
May 17, 2023
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Guatemala- GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Guatemala on Wednesday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ). The quake was at a depth of 266 km (165.28 miles), GFZ said. (R...
May 17, 2023
China’s domestic travel recovery marred by anti-spending ‘special forces’
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When graduate student Cai Zhishan decided to spend her Labour Day holidays in northern China, she wished she had enough money to hire a car for the more-than 4,000km...
May 17, 2023
Fed’s watchdog defends work before Senate amid questions over his independence
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's in-house watchdog defended his agency's independence and ability to conduct investigations in a Senate hearing on Wednesday, while acknow...
May 17, 2023
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