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September 6, 2021 BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s headline consumer price index (CPI) unexpectedly dropped 0.02% in August from a year earlier, due mainly to government subsidy measures, the commerce ministry said on Monday. The reading compared with a forecast for a rise of 0.34% in a Reuters poll and followed July’s 0.45% increase. (Reporting by […]

September 6, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Vice Premier Liu He said the private economy must be supported and that “guidelines and policies for supporting the private economy have not changed…and will not change in the future,” according to a report from state-owned news agency Xinhua. Liu was speaking via video at a forum on […]

September 6, 2021 LIMA (Reuters) – Peru beat Venezuela 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday to leave their opponents rooted to the bottom of the South American qualifying group for next year’s finals in Qatar. Christian Cueva scored the only goal of the game after 35 minutes when he seized on a loose […]

September 6, 2021 (Reuters) – Cyle Larin’s 62nd minute equaliser earned Canada a 1-1 draw with the United States in their CONCACAF World Cup qualifier in Nashville on Sunday. The United States, who drew 0-0 with El Salvador in their opening qualifier, were determined to sharpen their attack and went ahead in the 55th minute […]

September 6, 2021 MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine Airlines will delay the delivery or cancel orders for 13 narrow-body Airbus aircraft as it pursues a corporate rehabilitation programme, an executive said on Monday. The flag carrier has negotiated with Airbus for the postponement of the delivery, with an option to cancel some aircraft orders beyond 2026 […]

September 6, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s JD.com said on Monday Xu Lei will become the e-commerce giant’s first ever president, making way for chief executive and founder Richard Liu to devote more time to formulating long-term strategies. Lei, previously the CEO of JD Retail, will fill the new position and lead the day-to-day operation […]

September 6, 2021 By Maher Chmaytelli and Florence Tan DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, slashed prices of all crude grades to Asian customers in October versus September, but left prices to northwestern Europe and the United States steady. The deep price cuts come as lockdowns across Asia to combat the […]

September 6, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said it will restrict its services in Singapore days after the city state’s central bank said it should stop offering payment services. Binance will stop offering Singapore dollar payment options and Singapore dollar trading pairs from Sep. 10 and remove […]

September 6, 2021 (Reuters) – Singapore’s aviation regulator said on Monday it would approve the return to service of the Boeing Co 737 MAX more than two years after the plane was grounded, becoming the latest country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. The approval is based on operators including Singapore Airlines Ltd complying […]

September 6, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday strongly condemned what it said was Russia’s detention at the weekend of the deputy leader of the main representative body of Crimean Tatars and at least 45 other members of the ethnic group. A State Department statement said Nariman Dzhelyalov, deputy chairman of the […]

Mercedes-Benz introduced a slew of electric vehicles ahead of the IAA Mobility show in Germany, including its first AMG-branded high-performance EV, a sedan and a G-Class SUV concept — all part of the company’s bid to become an electric-only automaker by the end of the decade. Mercedes has already started producing the all-electric EQS, a […]

Homage, the caregiving-focused startup, has raised a $30 million Series C led by Sheares Healthcare Group, which is wholly-owned by investment firm Temasek. Other participants included new investors DG Daiwa Ventures and Sagana Capital, and returning backers East Ventures (Growth), HealthXCapital, SeedPlus, Trihill Capital and Alternate Ventures. The new funding will be used to develop […]

September 6, 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain he suffered during Saturday night’s 6-1 win at San Francisco. Manager Dave Roberts said Pollock, 33, will miss a “minimum” of two weeks. Early indications were that he suffered a Grade 2 strain when […]

September 6, 2021 Daniel Vogelbach hit a walk-off grand slam to lift the Milwaukee Brewers past the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Sunday. The Brewers (84-54) took two of three games from the Cardinals (69-66), who carried a 5-1 lead into the ninth inning. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a ground rule double off Giovanny Gallegos […]

September 6, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest player in the Open era to reach the quarter-finals of the men’s tournament at Flushing Meadows after the 18-year-old Spaniard beat Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-0 on Sunday. Alcaraz, who is 18 years and four months old, is eight days […]

September 6, 2021 (Reuters) – Orbelin Pineda’s penalty just before halftime gave Mexico a 1-0 win over Costa Rica in San Jose on Sunday in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers. Hosts Costa Rica had their chances to equalise in the second half, particularly in stoppage time, but Mexico’s resolute defence stood firm. […]

September 6, 2021 By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended losses on Monday after the world’s top exporter Saudi Arabia slashed crude prices for Asia over the weekend, signalling that global markets are well supplied. Brent crude futures for November fell 57 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.04 a barrel by 0101 GMT while […]

September 6, 2021 By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar languished near a one-month low versus major peers on Monday, as investors pushed back expectations for when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its massive stimulus. The dollar index, which measures the currency against six rivals, edged 0.05% higher to 92.155, after dipping to […]

September 6, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese voters strongly support Taro Kono, minister in charge of fighting COVID-19, becoming the next prime minister, a second opinion poll said on Monday, as potential candidates prepare announcements that they will contest the leadership of the ruling party. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s shock Friday announcement that he was […]

September 6, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number two Aryna Sabalenka overcame early mistakes to advance past Belgian Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 on Sunday, reaching the U.S. Open quarter-final round for the first time. Up an early break, the Belarusian appeared to lose one of her most reliable weapons – her power serve – […]