By Greg Torode and Eduardo Baptista HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at sea, according to a Pentagon report – adding pressure on the United States and its allies as they try to counter Beijing’s growing military. The assessment of China’s military …
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Australia’s central bank takes center stage on Tuesday with its latest interest rate decision, and beyond that, if the second trading day of the quarter is as eventful as the first, then investors’ plates will be extra full. …
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By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger fired back at Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday, saying his apparent retaliation against Disney for taking a position on legislation was “anti-business.” After initially trying to stay neutral, Disney opposed Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act – …
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(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp and BAE Systems Plc won a F-35 jet maintenance support contract worth 161 million pounds ($200 million), creating 140 jobs in Britain, the country’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The contract was signed by the U.S. Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin as F-35 prime contractor, with BAE Systems …
By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) – British government hackers have launched operations against militants, state-backed disinformation campaigns and attempts to interfere in elections, the GCHQ spy agency said on Tuesday, in a rare statement on its offensive cyber work. The attacks were carried out over the last three years by the secretive National Cyber Force …
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BUENOS AIRES, 3 abr (Reuters) – La recaudación de impuestos de Argentina se incrementó un 88,3% interanual en marzo al totalizar 2,34 billones de pesos (unos 11.181 millones de dólares), reportó el lunes el Ministerio de Economía. La sequía histórica que sufre el país afecta lo recaudado en tributos relacionados con el comercio exterior, luego …
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By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Developing Asia will grow faster than previously thought this year, underpinned by a stronger-than-projected rebound in China, but risks from global banking turmoil could weigh on the outlook, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday. Developing Asia, which groups together 46 economies in the Asia-Pacific, is forecast to …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL(Reuters) – North Korea criticized the U.S. for refusing to extradite a man who was accused of staging a break-in at North Korea’s embassy in Spain in 2019, saying Washington was protecting terrorism, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. The North Korean embassy in Madrid issued a statement marking the fourth anniversary …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal jury in San Francisco on Monday ordered Tesla Inc to pay about $3.2 million to a Black former employee after he won a racial harassment lawsuit against the electric-vehicle maker, far less than the $15 million he rejected last year in opting for a new trial. The verdict came …
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TEGUCIGALPA, 3 abr (Reuters) – Cientos de soldados fueron desplegados el lunes a ciudades y pueblos del interior de Honduras para sumarse al combate contra las pandillas criminales o maras, en el marco del estado de excepción impuesto por el Gobierno a fines de 2022, dijeron autoridades. La presidenta izquierdista Xiomara Castro anunció el 6 …
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