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Bangkok Bank, PTT lead Thai shares higher
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2019
» The Thai benchmark advanced 0.7% to lead the pack in the region, underpinned by gains in financial and energy stocks. Bangkok Bank Plc scaled 6% while oil and gas major PTT Exploration and Production Plc rose 3.4% after posting a jump in quarterly net profit.
Asia braces for growth hit from Ukraine-driven inflation shock
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2022
» An oil-driven inflation shock triggered by the war in Ukraine is forcing Asia's policymakers to rethink their assumptions for 2022, with the risks of weak growth coupled with surging prices adding unwanted complexity to monetary setting plans.
EU chief executive unveils blueprint to get Europe back on its feet
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2020
» BRUSSELS: The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday painted a sober picture of the bloc grappling with a pandemic and the deepest recession in its history, but laid out ambitious goals to make the 27 nations more resilient for future crises.
Thai shares slump for ninth straight day
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2019
» Most Southeast Asian markets weakened on Monday, as worries over poor economic data from China offset Wall Street cheer on strong US jobs data, while investors buckled in for a crucial week of trade negotiations.
Google lays claim to 'quantum supremacy'
Business, Reuters, Published on 25/10/2019
» BERLIN/SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google says it has achieved a breakthrough in computing research by using a quantum computer to solve in minutes a complex problem that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.
Indonesia mourns as tsunami death toll climbs
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2018
» PALU, Indonesia: The toll from an earthquake and tsunami soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help.
Tesla unveils electric big-rig truck, sporty Roadster
Reuters, Published on 17/11/2017
» HAWTHORNE, California: Tesla Inc on Thursday unveiled a prototype electric big-rig truck that it will start producing in 2019, throwing itself into a new market even as it struggles to roll out an affordable sedan on which the company’s future depends.
No mouldy ice cream in China, says McDonald's
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2017
» SHANGHAI -- Viral photos and news reports in the United States allegedly showing a mouldy ice cream maker at a US outlet of McDonald's Corp have prompted swift action from the fast-food giant thousands of miles away: in China.
'Out of control' Yemen cholera cases pass 300,000
Reuters, Published on 11/07/2017
» GENEVA - A 10-week cholera epidemic has now infected more than 300,000 people in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday, a health disaster on top of war, economic collapse and near-famine in the impoverished country.
Guardian could go tabloid, switch to Murdoch's presses
Business, Reuters, Published on 25/01/2017
» LONDON: Britain's Guardian newspaper is considering becoming a tabloid and outsourcing printing to a rival such as Rupert Murdoch's News UK as one of a series of options to cut costs, sources have told Reuters.