Cost of living in focus as Australia’s election race hits final stretch
Morrison and Labor Opposition leader Anthony Albanese targeted marginal seats in the final 48 hours of the six-week campaign as data showed wages growth being […]
Samsung leader Lee excused from trial hearing as Biden to tour S.Korea chip plant
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has been excused from attending an accounting fraud trial hearing on Friday, […]
IMF urges Asia to be mindful of spillover risks from tightening
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian economies must be mindful of spillover risks as a decade of unconventional easing policies by major central banks is withdrawn faster […]
China’s international schools hit by exodus of teachers dejected by COVID curbs
Following two years of nearly-shut borders, onerous health checks and quarantine norms, a decision at the beginning of April to lock down China’s commercial centre […]
Oil steady as economic worries offset possible China demand rise
Brent futures for July delivery fell 36 cents, or 0.3%, to $111.68 a barrel by 0015 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell […]
Factbox-Australian democracy at a glance
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians will vote in a general election on Saturday. The two main groups are the ruling conservative Liberal-National coalition and the opposition […]
Google ‘private browsing’ mode not really private, Texas lawsuit says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” […]
White House says Biden, China’s Xi may talk in coming weeks
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden may talk with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming weeks, national security adviser […]
American Airlines gets favorable antitrust verdict, and $1 in damages
By Jonathan Stempel and Mike Scarcella NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal jury on Thursday ruled in favor of American Airlines Group Inc in its […]
UK vaccine advisers eye autumn COVID boosters for over-65s
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s vaccine advisers on Thursday said that an anticipated autumn COVID booster campaign would be aimed at people aged over 65, care home […]