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Cryptoverse: Breezy bitcoin reclaims $1 trillion crown
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2024
» BENGALURU - Bitcoin is riding high.
Ukraine troops withdraw from besieged town
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2024
» KYIV - Ukrainian troops withdrew from the devastated eastern town of Avdiivka, the country’s new army chief said on Saturday, paving the way for Russia’s biggest advance since May 2023 when it captured the city of Bakhmut.
Myanmar junta to bring in mandatory military service
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2024
» Myanmar's ruling military plans to call up young people for mandatory service from April and also require retired security personnel to serve, media reports cited a junta spokesman as saying, as the army struggles to crush an anti-junta insurgency.
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore hope to lure Chinese with visa-free travel
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2024
» SINGAPORE/BANGKOK - Chinese engineer and aviation enthusiast Wei Ming is exactly the kind of visitor the tourism authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are looking for.
Srettha: Central bank has room to cut rates
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday again called on the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to cut interest rates, saying a 25 basis-point rate cut would help people and not stoke inflation.
Oil prices gain after OPEC+ maintains output cuts
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose in early trade on Friday following a decision by OPEC+ to keep its oil output policy unchanged, clawing back some losses from the previous trading session triggered by unsubstantiated ceasefire reports between Israel and Hamas.
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off east coast
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2024
» SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second such launch in less than a week, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
Musk: Chinese EV firms will 'demolish' rivals without trade barriers
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday Chinese automakers will "demolish" global rivals without trade barriers, underscoring the heat the United States electric vehicle (EV) market leader faces from the likes of BYD (Build Your Dreams), who are racing to expand worldwide.
Myanmar's 'watermelons': Soldier on the outside, rebel inside
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2024
» YANGON - For about two years, says 24-year-old Yan, a former Myanmar police officer, he risked his life pretending to serve the military junta while secretly spying for the armed resistance.
Rebel fire and China's ire: Inside Myanmar's anti-junta offensive
Reuters, Published on 15/12/2023
» YANGON - Generals from Myanmar's junta held peace talks in June near the border with China with representatives of three powerful ethnic armies. They sat across a wide table covered with blue cloth and decorated with elaborate bouquets.