(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve said it will hold a closed-door meeting of its board of governors under expedited procedures on Monday. The meeting from 11:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) will primarily review and determine the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve banks, the Fed said in a statement. The …
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By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Israel launched several rocket strikes on areas in Syria’s Hama province and the coastal Tartous countryside on Sunday, Syrian state media reported. Rockets flew from across northern Lebanon towards their targets, with three military personnel injured according to the report, which gave no further details. An Israeli military spokesperson declined …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has reached a deal to buy advanced Su-35 fighter planes from Russia, Iranian state media said on Saturday, expanding a relationship that has seen Iranian-built drones used in Russia’s war on Ukraine. “The Sukhoi-35 fighter planes are technically acceptable to Iran and Iran has finalised a contract for their purchase,” the broadcaster …
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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 11 mar (Reuters) -América, el club más ganador del fútbol mexicano con 13 títulos, venció el sábado 2-0 como visitante a Tigres UANL en un partido donde destacó el argentino Leonardo Suárez con un gol y una asistencia. En los otros encuentros del sábado, Cruz Azul y León ganaron 1-0 a Pumas …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said on Sunday the country was closely monitoring any impact from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on South Korean markets. Top financial officials met on Sunday to discuss the collapse, the biggest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, the finance ministry said in a statement. The …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s statistics bureau head, Kang Yi, said on Sunday that China’s economy still contains deep structural “contradictions” and “problems”, according to state media. Kang, head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), made the comments while taking questions from reporters on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary meeting. “There are still many …
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By Yew Lun Tian and Ziyi Tang BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s parliament on Sunday approved the cabinet line-up nominated by Premier Li Qiang, who took office on Saturday in a once-in-five years reshuffle. Also during the National People’s Congress (NPC), Xi Jinping was confirmed for a third five-year term as president. Here are other key …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four crew members aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down off Florida’s Gulf coast on Saturday, returning safely from a five-month science mission on the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule, dubbed Endurance, parachuted into waters off the coast of Tampa just after 9 p.m. EST (0200 GMT) carrying two NASA …
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israelis packed city streets on Saturday in nationwide demonstrations now in their 10th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court’s powers, which critics see as a threat to judicial independence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who says his aim is to balance out branches of government, wields …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress, on Sunday unexpectedly reappointed Yi Gang, 65, as governor of the People’s Bank of China and Liu Kun, 66, as finance minister, despite both men having reached retirement age. The moves preserve continuity in key economic policymaking roles after Li Qiang, 63, was on Saturday …
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