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Modi’s Key Rival in Kashmir Says Restoring Statehood Is Priority
(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top political opponent in India’s volatile Jammu and Kashmir region says restoring power in…
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Thailand’s New Government Wades Back Into Central Bank Feud
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s new government has revived calls for the central bank to reduce borrowing costs, with Prime Minister Paetongtarn…
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China’s Fading Hunger for Grain Spells Trouble for World Farmers
(Bloomberg) -- Warehouses across China are bulging with grain as a deepening economic crisis takes hold, leaving the world’s farmers to…
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China’s Deepening Slowdown Tests Xi’s Tolerance for Growth Miss
(Bloomberg) -- Back in January, Premier Li Qiang trumpeted China’s success in exceeding its 2023 growth goal without resorting to “massive…
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French Favor PM Barnier Over Macron Amid Political Paralysis
(Bloomberg) -- French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has a higher approval rating than President Emmanuel Macron as he works to form a new…
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Germany Sails Warship in Taiwan Strait, First in 22 Years
(Bloomberg) -- Germany sent its first warship through the Taiwan Strait in 22 years, defying China’s warnings as relations between the two…
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Brazil Withdraws $3.3 Million From Musk Companies’ Accounts
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil withdrew 18.35 million reais ($3.3 million) from the bank accounts of Elon Musk’s X and Starlink to pay for fines…
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Oil Price Rout Drives Russian Revenues to Seven-Month Low
(Bloomberg) -- Plunging oil prices helped drive Russia's revenues from crude sales to the lowest since February, highlighting the…
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Europe Braces for Last of Ukraine’s Russian Gas Deliveries
(Bloomberg) -- With more than 22,000 kilometers of natural gas pipelines, Ukraine has been a key player in Europe’s energy markets for…
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FBI-Most Wanted Pastor’s Arrest Puts Duterte on Defensive
(Bloomberg) -- Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has come to his pastor’s defense and filed cases against the government and police…
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Japan Leadership Race Field Grows to Eight With Kato Candidacy
(Bloomberg) -- Former government spokesman Katsunobu Kato declared his candidacy to become Japan’s next leader with a pledge to try and…
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Australia to Propose Mandatory Guardrails for AI Development
(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s government has released options for mandatory guardrails for high-risk research and development of artificial…
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China Services Expansion Cools in New Sign of Economic Weakness
(Bloomberg) -- China’s services activity expanded less than expected, a private survey showed, adding to worries over the economy’s…
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Mexico’s Top Court Justices Join Strike Over Judicial Reform
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Supreme Court justices went on strike to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s proposed reform of the…
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AMLO and Sheinbaum Set to Consolidate Morena’s Power in Mexico
(Bloomberg) -- Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is poised to control the only branch of government that still eludes him in…
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Maduro Orders Arrest of Rival to Quell Venezuela Dissent
(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela ordered the arrest of presidential candidate Edmundo González, an escalation of the government’s crackdown on…
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Japan’s New Premier Should Set Fresh Fiscal Target, Adviser Says
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s new prime minister needs to set a fresh fiscal consolidation target once the nation balances its budget, according…
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Thailand’s New Cabinet Lineup Ready for Royal Endorsement This Week, PM Says
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she has finalized the lineup of her cabinet and expects to submit…
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Venezuela Slowly Powers Up After Claiming ‘Sabotage’ of Grid
(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s electric supply is being reestablished after a 12-hour blackout that hit all the nation’s 24 states early on…
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Brazil Judge Bans X as Musk Challenges Top Court’s Orders
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s top court ordered the immediate suspension of X in the country after its billionaire owner Elon Musk defied orders…
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Israel Security Cabinet Votes to Keep Troops in Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor
(Bloomberg) -- Israel’s government voted to maintain a military presence in Gaza’s so-called Philadelphi corridor, an issue that’s proved…
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Sri Lanka Leftist Candidate Gains Ground With Anti-Corruption Push
(Bloomberg) -- A candidate with roots in Marxist socialist policy in Sri Lanka is gaining momentum in next month’s presidential election…
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Brazil Threatens to Block X in Escalating Clash With Elon Musk
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s top judge threatened to block Elon Musk’s X if the social media platform doesn’t appoint a legal representative in…
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S. Africa Forms Company to Expand Bulk Water Infrastructure
(Bloomberg) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa approved a law to set up a new agency that will develop and manage the country’s…