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WTO panel rules against India in IT tariffs dispute with EU, others

April 18, 2023 12:20 AM AEST | By Reuters

GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization panel said on Monday that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute with the European Union,...

Cuban President Diaz-Canel expected to win second term despite crise...

April 18, 2023 12:08 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is widely expected to be chosen this week by assembly lawmakers to lead the coun...

Exclusive-G7 coalition to keep Russian oil price cap at $60 per barr...

April 17, 2023 10:02 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) coalition will keep a $60 per barrel price cap on seaborne Russian oil, a coalition of...

Indonesia posts $8.7 billion Q1 budget surplus, stronger rupiah seen...

April 17, 2023 08:35 PM AEST | By Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia posted a 128.5 trillion rupiah ($8.69 billion) budget surplus in the first quarter on strong tax collection and the rece...

Indonesia sets up task force to improve governance in its palm oil s...

April 17, 2023 08:02 PM AEST | By Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has formed a new task force to improve governance in the palm oil plantation sector, aiming to ensure companies comply w...

EU opens probe into Romanian state aid for airline Blue Air

April 17, 2023 07:53 PM AEST | By Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday it had opened an in-depth investigation into the state aid given by Romania to ailing airl...

Turkish budget deficit widens in March after quakes

April 17, 2023 07:48 PM AEST | By Reuters

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central government budget recorded a deficit of 47.22 billion lira ($2.46 billion) in March, the Finance Ministry said o...

Dollar hits one-month high against yen as traders bet on Fed rate hi...

April 17, 2023 06:29 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Harry Robertson and Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar climbed to a one-month high against Japan's yen on Monday as traders eyed up an...

South Korea and Japan's finance ministers to hold first bilateral ta...

April 17, 2023 12:51 PM AEST | By Reuters

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan's finance ministers will hold a bilateral meeting early next month for the first time in seven years, he...

Support for Japan PM Kishida jumps, but policies still a hard sell -...

April 17, 2023 10:08 AM AEST | By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida jumped in a survey taken at the weekend, but voters remained dub...

House Republicans chart new strategy to pressure Biden, Democrats

April 17, 2023 06:45 AM AEST | By Reuters

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans will try to agree on a plan to lift the federal $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and cut gove...

Debt ceiling fight shows stakes of Feinstein's US Senate absence-Klo...

April 17, 2023 05:38 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The standoff over raising the U.S. federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling illustrates the stakes...

DeSantis backers launch first TV ad attacking Trump in 2024 White Ho...

April 17, 2023 01:37 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fundraising group supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's potential run for U.S. president on Sunday...

Trump campaign reports raising $14.5 million in early 2023

April 16, 2023 02:42 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's presidential campaign on Saturday reported raising $14.5 million during the first three months of...

Thai PM Prayuth lags rivals in opinion polls ahead of May election

April 16, 2023 01:35 AM AEST | By Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is still lagging behind the main opposition party, latest opinion polls showed, ahead of the...

Sudan's Hemedti carved route to power by crushing Darfur revolt

April 16, 2023 01:06 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Michael Georgy (Reuters) - Sudan's General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, rose from lowly beginnings to head a widely feared Arab militia...

Nigeria inflation quickens to 22.04% in March

April 15, 2023 10:16 PM AEST | By Reuters

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's annual inflation accelerated to 22.04% in March from 21.91% in the previous month, its bureau of statistics said on Saturd...

IMF seeks more funding assurances before pact on Pakistan aid - Bloo...

April 15, 2023 07:19 PM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is seeking "necessary" financing assurances from Pakistan as soon as possible to conclude a bailout pact w...

Syrian foreign minister to visit Algeria

April 15, 2023 10:44 AM AEST | By Reuters

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will arrive in Algeria on Saturday, Algerian state radio reported late on Friday, a visit th...

'Mayo for Sam!' Biden delights Irish ancestors with sporting shoutou...

April 15, 2023 07:59 AM AEST | By Reuters

BALLINA, Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden delighted thousands of locals from his Irish ancestral home of Ballina on Friday when he saved t...

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