Winter storm hits central US, barrels toward Washington
(Reuters) – A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60 million people across more than a dozen…
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China’s top diplomat heads to Africa as West’s attention dwindles
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly advance Beijing’s already sizeable influence across the resource-rich…
Norway PM worried by Musk involvement in politics outside US
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Monday that it is worrying that Elon Musk directly involves himself in domestic political issues in countries outside of…
Musk turns on UK’s Farage and says he should quit as Reform party leader
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Elon Musk said Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of support by the U.S. billionaire…
Indonesia’s 2024 budget deficit at 2.3% of GDP, smaller than expected
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s unaudited budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year was 507.8 trillion rupiah ($31.38 billion), or 2.29% of GDP, smaller than the…
Thai inflation returns to target range for first time in 7 months
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand inflation rate returned to the target range for the first time since May last year, lifted by higher energy and food prices, the commerce ministry said…
Italy in talks over $1.5 billion SpaceX security services deal, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Italy is in advanced talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a 1.5 billion euro ($1.55 billion) deal for the company to provide secure telecommunications to the government, Bloomberg News…
Thai central bank says interest rate hold was robust policy amid uncertainty
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank said on Monday a decision to hold the key interest rate steady last month was a robust policy as the economy is facing heightened…
Trump urges Congress to pass his agenda in a single, massive bill
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to combine his priorities into one massive bill that would cut taxes, bolster border…
China services activity hits 7-month high but US trade fears dent optimism, Caixin PMI shows
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at the fastest pace in seven months in December, driven by a surge in domestic demand, but orders from abroad declined, reflecting growing…