Asian stocks fluctuated Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street as traders assessed the prospect of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, Donald Trump’s second presidency and the outlook for US interest rates.They were also keenly awaiting the release of earnings from chip behemoth Nvidia later in the day, which many see as a …
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It was an unlucky day in the Burmese calendar, farmer Yar Swe Kyin warned her husband in July, begging him not to go out to check on their crops.Hours later he was dead, killed by one of the countless landmines laid by both sides in Myanmar’s three brutal years of civil war.In the evening, “I …
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Japan is readying a $65-billion push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population.The 10-trillion-yen package, which lawmakers could approve this week, is also seen as preparation for an uncertain world as fears grow of a potential Chinese …
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Mexico left it late but overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit with a 4-0 win over Honduras on Tuesday to reach the Final Four of the CONCACAF Nations League.’El Tri’ will face Canada in March’s semi-finals in Los Angeles after Jesse Marsch’s team took care of business with a 3-0 (aggregate 4-0) win over Suriname.The other …
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Asian investors struggled Wednesday to track a positive lead from Wall Street as they assess the prospect of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, Donald Trump’s second presidency and the outlook for US interest rates.They were also keenly awaiting the release of earnings from chip behemoth Nvidia later in the day, which many see as …
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Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy, part of the LVMH group luxury empire, went on strike on Tuesday to protest measures the brand plans to employ to circumvent Chinese tariffs imposed in a spat with the EU.Some 500-600 staff in cognac’s home Charente region in southwestern France were protesting at an experimental plan …
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Tehran is escalating attacks on dissidents and rights defenders abroad, Canada’s former justice minister Irwin Cotler told local media Tuesday, after revealing he had recently been the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot.”We’re talking about a phenomenon of transnational repression and assassination, and Iran has begun to target now in a more intensified way …
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Stock markets fell in Europe but finished mostly higher in New York Tuesday as markets weighed worries about escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine.Moscow vowed to react “accordingly” after saying Ukraine had fired its first US-made long-range missile onto Russian territory, after being cleared to do so by US President Joe Biden. “The news rattled markets …
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Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai will on Wednesday take the stand in his collusion trial, testifying in court for the first time despite five previous trials in almost four years.Lai’s case is one of the most prominent prosecuted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, with Western countries and rights groups …
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US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday — a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration.Lutnick will also lead the country’s tariff and trade agenda, with “additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade …
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