Biden highlights economic transformation at New Mexico wind tower plant

Biden highlights economic transformation at New Mexico wind tower plant

[1/4]U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at Arcosa, a wind tower manufacturing facility, in Belen, New Mexico, U.S., August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst BELEN, New Mexico, Aug 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden took his economic pitch to New Mexico on Wednesday to boast how his signature legislation helped turn a … Read more

Heatwave-hit jamboree in S.Korea in doubt as American scouts leave

Heatwave-hit jamboree in S.Korea in doubt as American scouts leave

[1/4]Participants wait in a long line to get into a souvenir shop at the camping site for the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea, August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji BUAN, South Korea, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The World Scout Jamboree in South Korea faced calls to be cancelled on Saturday after large contingents … Read more

Ukraine attacks Russian navy base near Novorossiysk

Ukraine attacks Russian navy base near Novorossiysk

Aug 4 (Reuters) – Ukrainian sea drones attacked a Russian navy base near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a major hub for Russian exports, early on Friday and were destroyed by Russian warships, Russia’s defence ministry said. The attack prompted the Novorossiysk port to temporarily halt all ship movement, according to the Caspian Pipeline … Read more

South Korea to send more medics to global scout event for heatwave

South Korea to send more medics to global scout event for heatwave

SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) – South Korea is sending dozens of military doctors and nurses to help out at the camp site of a global scout event on Thursday after hundreds of teenage participants fell ill from the heatwave gripping the country. At least 600 participants at the World Scout Jamboree, which kicked off in … Read more

China intensifies flood rescue efforts south of Beijing after historic rains

China intensifies flood rescue efforts south of Beijing after historic rains

[1/3]Residents wade through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China August 1, 2023. cnsphoto via REUTERS BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters) – China on Wednesday dispatched thousands of rescue workers to Zhuozhou, a flooded city of over 600,000 residents southwest of Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri continued to wreak havoc on swathes … Read more

Asia stocks near 16-month peak on economic optimism, Aussie eases before RBA

Asia stocks near 16-month peak on economic optimism, Aussie eases before RBA

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged toward a sixteen-month peak on Tuesday and oil held near recent highs as investors began to find more cause for cheer over global economic prospects than reasons to worry, even as data showed risks remain. The dollar hit a three-week high against the yen as investors continued … Read more

Morning Bid: Bank of Japan excites, Dow unlucky, Intel jumps

Morning Bid: Bank of Japan excites, Dow unlucky, Intel jumps

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The Bank of Japan added its own twist to a week of rising central bank interest rates on Friday, and it proved an unlucky 13 for Dow Jones bluechips (.DJI) on Wall St. The BOJ’s long-awaited tweak of its ultra-easy bond-buying … Read more

L’indonésien Pupuk Kaltim en pourparlers pour racheter les activités d’engrais de l’australien Incitec Pivot: sources

L’indonésien Pupuk Kaltim en pourparlers pour racheter les activités d’engrais de l’australien Incitec Pivot: sources

SINGAPOUR/SYDNEY, 24 juillet (Reuters) – La société publique indonésienne d’engrais PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (PUPUK.UL), ou Pupuk Kaltim, est en pourparlers pour acquérir l’activité engrais de l’Australien Incitec Pivot Ltd (IPL.AX), ont déclaré deux sources proches du dossier. Pupuk Kaltim, qui est le plus grand fabricant d’engrais à base d’urée en Asie du Sud-Est, a … Read more

La Nouvelle-Écosse se débat avec les conséquences des inondations dévastatrices

La Nouvelle-Écosse se débat avec les conséquences des inondations dévastatrices

23 juillet (Reuters) – La province de la Nouvelle-Écosse, sur la côte est du Canada, a commencé à nettoyer dimanche après que des pluies torrentielles ont provoqué des inondations dévastatrices, alors que la recherche se poursuivait pour quatre personnes, dont deux enfants, portées disparues pendant le déluge. La tempête, qui a commencé vendredi, a déversé … Read more

L’OTAN et l’Ukraine discuteront de la question des céréales de la mer Noire à la demande de Zelenskiy

L’OTAN et l’Ukraine discuteront de la question des céréales de la mer Noire à la demande de Zelenskiy

22 juillet (Reuters) – L’OTAN et l’Ukraine discuteront la semaine prochaine de la sécurité de la mer Noire, en particulier de l’exploitation d’un corridor d’exportation de céréales, à la demande du président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a annoncé samedi l’alliance occidentale. Le porte-parole de l’OTAN, Oanu Lungescu, a déclaré que le Conseil OTAN-Ukraine, mis en place … Read more