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China cbank governor expects inflation to be below 2% this year
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank governor Yi Gang said he expects the country's annual average inflation to be below 2% this year, while cautioning against both inflationary and deflationary ...
Jun 09, 2021
Sport-NZ govt backs transgender inclusion after ex-athlete protest
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Sports Minister Grant Robertson said on Thursday that inclusion should be the starting point for any discussion about the participation of transgender people in th...
Jun 09, 2021
Novak Djokovic toils, will face Rafael Nadal in French semis
It took 3 1/2 hours, a cut on his hand and a delay to remove fans, but world No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini in the quarterfinals of the French Open on Wednesday to set up another date...
Jun 09, 2021
Taiwan ‘cautiously optimistic’ on resuming U.S. trade talks, official says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is "cautiously optimistic" about resuming stalled high level trade talks with the United States this year, a senior official said on Thursday, after U.S. Secretary of State A...
Jun 09, 2021
China, U.S. commerce chiefs to cooperate on handling differences, Beijing says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese commerce officials spoke by telephone and agreed to promote healthy trade and cooperate over differences, China's commmerce ministry said on Thursday, the lat...
Jun 09, 2021
Myanmar authorities open new corruption cases against Suu Kyi
(Reuters) - New corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and two other former officials from her government, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar said o...
Jun 09, 2021
Asian shares hold range as investors eye U.S. CPI
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher but held their recent trading range on Thursday as investors focussed on U.S. inflation data and the risk of an upside surprise that could ...
Jun 09, 2021
Oil slips as start of U.S. summer driving season fails to lift fuel demand
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Thursday as inventory data in the United States, the world's top oil consumer, showed a surge in gasoline stocks that indicates weaker-th...
Jun 09, 2021
Dollar stuck near 5-month low as caution reigns ahead of U.S. CPI, ECB tests
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar continued to hover near a five-month low versus major peers on Thursday as investors looked to key U.S. inflation data and a European Central Bank meetin...
Jun 09, 2021
Guatemalan court charges retired soldiers for Civil War killings, disappearances
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A judge in Guatemala on Wednesday charged six ex-military members for their alleged participation in the death and forced disappearance of at least 183 civil...
Jun 09, 2021
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