FILE PHOTO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivers a statement following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France November 26, 2014. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Picture November 7, 2017 CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not seek a third term in office, he said in an […]
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U.S. investors target ‘buyback stocks’ in bet on Trump tax plan
President Trump speaks about the shooting in Texas during an event with U.S. and Japanese business leaders at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Tokyo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst November 7, 2017 By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rather than waiting to see how the Republican tax bill will fare in Congress, […]
Trump, at North Korea’s doorstep, says solution must be found to nuclear standoff
Protesters from a conservative civic group take part in a pro-Trump rally in central Seoul, South Korea, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji November 7, 2017 By Steve Holland CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday flew into South Korea, the closest he has come to the […]
Asian shares hit 10-year highs, oil slips after rally
FILE PHOTO: An investor looks at an electronic screen at a brokerage house in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/China Daily November 7, 2017 By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied to their highest in a decade on Tuesday, while oil prices gave up some of their […]
Hong Kong democracy activists win last chance to appeal jail terms in highest court
Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong (R) and Nathan Law arrive at the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, China November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip November 7, 2017 HONG KONG (Reuters) – An appeal against the controversial jailing of three young democracy activists will be heard in Hong Kong’s highest court […]
Horse racing: Jockey Moreira replaced in Melbourne Cup after fall
FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing – Dubai World Cup – Meydan Racecourse, Dubai – 25/3/17 – Joao Moreira rides Vivlos to the finish line to win the seventh race. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo November 7, 2017 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira has been stood down from his ride on Thomas […]
Bargaining chip? China seen closely scrutinizing Qualcomm, Broadcom deal
November 7, 2017 By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A potential mega-merger between chipmaker Broadcom Ltd <AVGO.O> and U.S. rival Qualcomm Inc <QCOM.O> is likely to face stern scrutiny in China, antitrust lawyers say, amid a strategic push by Beijing into semiconductors. Broadcom made an unsolicited $103 billion bid for […]
Papua New Guinea court rejects bid to restore water, food to detention center
Asylum seekers protest on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, in this picture taken from social media November 6, 2017. Social Media/Handout via REUTERS November 7, 2017 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court rejected an application on Tuesday to restore water, electricity and food supply to an Australian-run detention […]
Japan fin min says won’t use FTA to resolve U.S. trade imbalance
FILE PHOTO – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso waits for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (not seen) before a bilateral meeting, during a G7 for Financial ministers, in the southern Italian city of Bari, Italy, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi November 7, 2017 By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) […]
Some NAFTA talks to get early Nov. 15 start in Mexico: sources
FILE PHOTO: (L-R) Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, U.S. Trade Rep Robert Lighthizer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal make statements to the media after a NAFTA trilateral ministerial press event in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas November 7, 2017 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S., […]