Global companies warn of slower-than-expected recovery in China
China's first few months of reopening to the world hasn't gone as planned for global businesses.
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China's deflation worries deepen as consumer prices grow only 0.1% in April
Deflationary pressure in China is worsening as consumer prices increased at the slowest pace in two years, suggesting weakness in domestic demand and a long road ahead to full economic recovery.
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'Everybody is worried': China raids offices of consultancy firm Capvision in widening industry crackdown
China's state security authorities raided multiple offices of international advisory firm Capvision, state media reported Monday, part of a broader crackdown on the consulting industry as Beijing tightens control over what it considers sensitive information related to national security.
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Treasury Secretary Yellen calls CEOs and business leaders with warning on debt limit
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been calling CEOs and business leaders to discuss the consequences of brinkmanship around the debt ceiling, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha intensifies
Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar say they are bracing for disaster and have launched a massive emergency plan as a powerful cyclone barrels toward millions of vulnerable people.
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Erdogan's rival has gone through a political makeover ahead of the elections
Analysts say the desire to appeal to today's voters has seen the presidential candidate undergo an image makeover over the years. His messages now target Turkey's middle class and the downtrodden, the very constituency that Erdogan has always championed.
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Dance that comforted Taiwan during its loneliest hour returns to the stage
The US's decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing sent shockwaves through Taiwan when it was announced in late 1978. But the island found solace in an unlikely place.
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Two fishermen accused of stuffing fish with weights during a tournament sentenced to jail
Two fishermen who were accused of cheating during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail fishing tournament last September -- after it was discovered their fish were stuffed with lead weights and fish fillets -- will serve jail time for the crime, according to court documents from a Thursday sentencing hearing.
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Brazil launches a federal investigation into soccer match-fixing
Brazilian authorities have launched a federal investigation into soccer match-fixing, the country's Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced in a statement on Wednesday.
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In polarized Turkey, not even an earthquake can shake deep ideological divisions
Bedi Değirmenci has taken his first breaths of fresh air since a monster earthquake struck southeast Turkey three months ago. First trapped under rubble, then hospitalized, he has been discharged just ahead of the country's historic elections.
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Wagner boss steps up his online tantrum as Bakhmut battle rages. What does it mean?
What's eating Yevgeny Prigozhin?
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Ukraine says counterattacks effective near Bakhmut, after Wagner chief accuses Russian brigade of fleeing
Ukrainian forces says they are conducting "effective counterattacks" in the Bakhmut area, in comments that are in line with claims from the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner that Kyiv has recaptured some territory.
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