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At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake

By Dewi Kurniawati and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - At least 47 people were killed aft...

15th August, 2026

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Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Rick Noack KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Taliban marked five y...

15th August, 2026

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Explainer-Why is North Korea ramping up criticism of Japan?

By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) - North Korea has stepped up a campaign of rhetoric against...

14th August, 2026

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Exiled Myanmar ambassador on trial in UK for 'trespass' at diplomatic residence

By Sam Tobin LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom stood tria...

12th August, 2026

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North Korea condemns Japan's white paper, calling it 're-invasion paper'

SEOUL, Aug 11 (Reuters) - In a commentary carried by KCNA titled "Japan's defense white paper is a r...

10th August, 2026

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Stocks fall ahead of Friday's US jobs data; oil gains on Iran concerns

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Asian shares took a breather on Thursday after an AI-dr...

6th August, 2026

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Oil drops, stocks gain amid Iran peace hopes; yen firms as investors watch for further intervention

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices skidded and stocks wobbled on Monday as ho...

3rd August, 2026

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China's Chery to invest $75 million in Korea's KG Mobility, eyes overseas markets

SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China's Chery Automobile agreed to invest $75 million in South Korean autom...

3rd August, 2026

Image for Microsoft rally lifts stocks, 30-year Treasury yield hits 19-year peak
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Microsoft rally lifts stocks, 30-year Treasury yield hits 19-year peak

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, July 30 (Reuters) - Asian stocks struggled for direction on Thursday, n...

30th July, 2026

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US stocks mixed ahead key tech earnings, Fed

SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) - Asian markets fell on Tuesday led by chipmakers on unease about the m...

28th July, 2026

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HSBC sells Singapore insurance unit to Allianz in $2.1 billion deal

By Selena Li, Sneha Kumar and Yantoultra Ngui July 24 (Reuters) - HSBC has agreed to sell its life a...

24th July, 2026

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Asia lifts Moncler's quarterly revenue as new CEO looks to expand business to all seasons

MILAN, July 22 (Reuters) - Revenues at Italian luxury outerwear group Moncler rose 5% at constant ex...

22nd July, 2026