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By Yuka Obayashi and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nippon Steel remains committed to acquiring a full stake in U.S. Steel, a senior executive said, adding that it is seeking a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to clarify President Donald Trump’s stance on the deal. The steelmakers face a May 21 deadline for …

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By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Countries, including China, will not accept chicken consignments in transit from Brazil following confirmation of the country’s first bird flu outbreak, Brazilian meat lobby ABPA, which represents large food processors, said on Tuesday. ABPA president Ricardo Santin told Reuters in an interview that rejection of cargoes …

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By Ananda Teresia and Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Hundreds of taxi and delivery drivers joined protests in several cities across Indonesia on Tuesday over low wages and to oppose a planned merger between the country’s largest tech company GoTo and U.S.-listed ride-hailing rival Grab. Ride-hailing and delivery services, especially by motorcycle, are a critical part …

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has asked China to restrict its embargo on chicken imports to products just from the city of Montenegro, where the South American country last week registered an outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Tuesday. On Friday, Brazil reported its first ever …

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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence than those done by men, especially in high-income countries, a report by the United Nations’ International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday. It found 9.6% of traditionally female jobs were set to be transformed compared with …

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(Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn will invest $1.5 billion in its India unit, the company said in a filing, as the iPhone maker shifts more manufacturing out of tariff-hit China. Foxconn’s Singapore-based subsidiary will buy 12.77 billion shares worth 10 rupees apiece, amounting to 127.74 billion rupees ($1.50 billion) in Yuzhan Technology India, according to …

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