BOGOTÁ, 27 feb (Reuters) – El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, remplazó el lunes a sus ministros de Educación, del Deporte y de Cultura, en el primer reajuste en su gabinete en poco más de seis meses de Gobierno y en momentos en que impulsa en el Congreso los cambios que prometió en campaña. El …
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By Shivangi Acharya and Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Foreign ministers from around the world meet in New Delhi this week in the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine and spiralling U.S.-China tensions, with host India hoping that issues like climate change and Third World debt are not overlooked. The March 1-2 meeting of the …
Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet Read More »
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian retail sales rebounded in January after a surprise plunge in December that owed much to changing spending habits, though the underlining pulse was facing headwinds from high inflation and rising interest rates. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday showed retail sales rose 1.9% in January …
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By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Weak global demand and monetary tightening by the Indian central bank could further drag down economic growth that likely slowed in the October-December quarter as pent-up demand eased and private investment remained patchy. The slowdown in growth seen in last quarter of 2022 could continue and erode the …
Weak global demand, rate hikes may curtail India growth, economists say Read More »
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A U.S.-brokered summit had barely ended with pledges to calm violence and slow Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when Palestinian homes were set ablaze by Jewish settlers in retaliation for a deadly Palestinian gun ambush. Hopes for a calming effect of the meeting hosted by Jordan in the …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand’s business confidence improved in February as all activity indicators saw a lift, although many remain at very subdued levels compared to historical averages amid intense inflationary pressures, an ANZ Bank survey showed on Tuesday. The survey’s headline measure showed a net 43.3% of respondents expected the economy to deteriorate over …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s current account surplus rose sharply in the December quarter as resource exports boomed and imports eased, providing a sizable fillip to economic growth. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday showed the current account surplus widened to A$14.1 billion in the fourth quarter. That was compared to a revised …
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(Reuters) -Shares of Harvey Norman slumped more than 10% on Tuesday after Australia’s biggest electronics retailer posted a 15% drop in its first-half profit as the cost-of-living pressures crimped discretionary retail spending. Consumers continue to tighten their household budgets amid rising borrowing costs and sky-high inflation, resulting in a decline of sales across Harvey’s key …
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By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -China must be more honest about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. ambassador to China said on Monday, after reports that the U.S. Energy Department concluded the pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak. Nicholas Burns, speaking by video link at a U.S. Chamber …
China must be ‘more honest’ on COVID origins, envoy says Read More »
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico and Tesla Inc are close to announcing a deal on the electric vehicle maker’s plans to invest in Mexico after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk spoke on Monday, Mexican officials said. Lopez Obrador earlier revealed he would be talking to the “owner” of Tesla, which …
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