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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
Salt erosion decaying world’s oldest cave painting at rapid pace
By Rahman Munchtar MAROS, Indonesia (Reuters) - A cave painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, believed to be the world's oldest, is decaying at a rapid pace because of salt erosion likely caus...
Jun 09, 2021
Japan’s Suga to compile big stimulus package around summer – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's administration will compile a large-scale economic stimulus package before calling a snap election in September, the Nikkei newspaper reporte...
Jun 09, 2021
Japan’s wholesale prices rise at fastest pace in 13 years on commodities surge
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's wholesale prices rose 4.9% in May from a year earlier to mark the biggest increase in 13 years, data showed on Thursday, indicating that higher commodities co...
Jun 09, 2021
China reports 21 new coronavirus cases on June 9
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 21 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 9, up from 16 cases a day earlier, the health authority said in a statement on Thursday. Of the new cases, six wer...
Jun 09, 2021
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