By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) – China will increase its efforts to boost the output of soybeans and edible oils, state media reported late on Monday, citing a key rural policy document, as it continues to push for greater self-sufficiency in its key food supplies. The world’s top soybean buyer is trying to lower its …
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By Vladimir Soldatkin NOVY URENGOY, Russia (Reuters) – Meticulously crafted over decades as a major revenue stream for the Kremlin, Moscow’s gas trade with Europe is unlikely to recover from the ravages of military conflict. After President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine began almost a year ago, a combination of Western sanctions and …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Nokia and Kyndryl have extended their partnership for three years after clocking up more than 100 customers for automating factories using 5G wireless networks, following their first tie-up a year earlier. Big technology firms have been partnering with telecom gear makers such as Nokia to sell private 5G networks to customers, mostly …
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(Reuters) -Walmart Inc will close three of its U.S. technology hubs, asking hundreds of workers to relocate to keep their jobs, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Monday. Nearly all technology employees across the company would be expected to work in their offices for at least two days a week, added Robert Munroe, Walmart’s director …
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Por Adriana Barrera y Cassandra Garrison CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 13 feb (Reuters) -México abandonó el lunes el plazo de enero del 2024 para prohibir el maíz genéticamente modificado y abrió la puerta al grano transgénico para consumo animal y uso industrial de alimentos para personas, en medio de una disputa con Estados Unidos. En un …
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By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank is not looking to change inflation targets, Governor Roberto Campos Neto said on Monday, resisting calls from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to raise targets. Campos Neto said that he would oppose any change to the targets, warning that Brazil was currently facing a higher …
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(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to name Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard to the White House’s top economic policy position as early as Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Brainard would replace White House National Economic Council (NEC) Director Brian Deese, who has announced his resignation. In addition …
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By Cassandra Garrison and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico on Monday scrapped a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use amid trade tensions with the United States, but retained plans to prohibit use of the grain for human consumption as well as the herbicide glyphosate. The move, approved in …
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By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Malaysian regulators renewed an operating license for Lynas Rare Earths’ unit, the Australian company said on Tuesday, but they retained conditions that will prevent Lynas from importing and processing rare earths concentrate after July 1. Lynas, the world’s biggest producer of rare earths outside China, will need to close the …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – BYD, the world’s largest maker of electrified vehicles, plans to invest $1.2 billion to build a new factory for its batteries in China, according to environmental appraisal filings. FinDreams Technology, the Chinese company’s battery unit， is aiming to build a facility with the capacity to produce 40 gigawatt hours per year of …
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