Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister from Saudi Arabia, is seen at the grave of his father, assassinated former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, in downtown Beirut November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi November 22, 2017 BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri attended independence day celebrations in Beirut […]
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World Bank sees no slowing in Cambodia’s strong growth
Labourers work on a new building at a construction site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring November 22, 2017 PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow 6.9 percent next year, compared with a projected 6.8 percent pace in 2017, despite risks including uncertainties over […]
Oil prices rise on Canadian pipeline disruption to United States
FILE PHOTO: The Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery owned by The Carlyle Group is seen at sunset in Philadelphia March 26, 2014. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/David M. Parrott/File Photo November 22, 2017 By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday as ongoing cuts of piped […]
Uber paid hackers $100,000, concealed data stolen from 57 million accounts
The chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc, Dara Khosrowshahi attends a meeting with Brazilian Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles (not pictured) in Brasilia, Brazil October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Adriano Machado November 22, 2017 By Jim Finkle and Heather Somerville (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a […]
Singapore sees running autonomous buses on public roads from 2022
Cars ply the roads in downtown Singapore May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su November 22, 2017 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is hoping to deploy autonomous buses on public roads in three different districts of the city-state from 2022 to provide better connectivity, the country’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement […]
Apple scientists disclose self-driving car research
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is pictured inside the newly opened Omotesando Apple store at a shopping district in Tokyo June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo November 22, 2017 By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Research by Apple Inc <AAPL.O> computer scientists on how self-driving cars can better spot cyclists and […]
U.N. Command shows dramatic video of North Korea defector’s getaway under fire
A CCTV footage shows a North Korean soldier running from a vehicle during a United Nations Command (UNC) briefing on the investigation results of the soldier’s defection, at the South Korean defence ministry in Seoul in this still image taken from a Reuters TV video, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Reuters TV […]
Amazon tells Australian retailers to get ready to take orders from Thursday
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in Mexico City, Mexico on June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration/File Photo November 22, 2017 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global retail juggernaut Amazon.com Inc has told its Australian sellers to prepare to begin shipping product on Nov. 23, a retailer told […]
Dollar dips, consolidating gains ahead of Yellen speech
Bundles of 50 Euro banknotes move along a conveyer belt at the Money Service Austria company’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger November 22, 2017 By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar turned broadly lower on Tuesday, moving in line with declining U.S. 10-year Treasury […]
Dollar dips, weighed down by sagging long-term U.S. yields
A money changer counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Diyarbakir, Turkey, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar November 22, 2017 By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against its peers on Wednesday, weighed down as U.S. Treasury yields failed to rise despite increasing investor risk […]