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Taiwan says war with China ‘absolutely’ not an option, but bolstering defences

Taiwan says war with China ‘absolutely’ not an option, but bolstering defences

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -War between Taiwan and China is “absolutely not an option”, Taiwan Presid..

Analysis-How China’s Xi accumulated power, and why it matters in a third term

Analysis-How China’s Xi accumulated power, and why it matters in a third term

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – One of Xi Jinping’s first moves after winning China’s top job as general secreta..

Amazon.com to invest over 1 billion euros in European electric van, truck fleet

Amazon.com to invest over 1 billion euros in European electric van, truck fleet

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it will invest more than 1 billion euros ($974.8 million) over th..

Greg Hands appointed as UK junior trade minister

Greg Hands appointed as UK junior trade minister

(Reuters) -British lawmaker Greg Hands was appointed minister of state for trade, the prime minister’s office said in a statemen..

TotalEnergies accelerates refinery wage talks as fuel supply shrinks

TotalEnergies accelerates refinery wage talks as fuel supply shrinks

By Tassilo Hummel and Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) -TotalEnergies on Sunday offered to bring forward wage talks, in response to u..

UK will not urge public to cut energy use, minister says

UK will not urge public to cut energy use, minister says

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Graham Stuart said on Friday, despite ..

World food price index falls for sixth month in Sept -FAO

World food price index falls for sixth month in Sept -FAO

ROME (Reuters) – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for a sixth month in a row in September, receding..

Chipmakers weigh on European shares; focus on U.S. jobs data

Chipmakers weigh on European shares; focus on U.S. jobs data

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday, led by semiconductor firms after weak earnings and forecasts from Samsung ..

Exclusive-Indian car makers propose tax cut on imports in trade deal with Britain

Exclusive-Indian car makers propose tax cut on imports in trade deal with Britain

By Aditi Shah and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian car makers have proposed cutting to 30% the tax rate on imported cars..

Luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch docked in Hong Kong

Luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch docked in Hong Kong

By Tyrone Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) – A luxury yacht worth over half a billion U.S. dollars belonging to sanctioned Russian oligar..