YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — An Australian business executive who headed the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been released from jail after being detained for more than 100 days over financial misappropriation allegations, a legal official said Wednesday. Ye Khaung Kyaw, also known as…
When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who’ll be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart’s plane instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House. Trump’s decision…
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – US business activity raced to a more than five-year high in September, fueled by a surge in new orders, though strong demand strained supply chains and pushed prices higher. S&P Global said on Wednesday its flash US Composite PMI Output…
(Corrects to say Blockchain.com is a brokerage not an exchange, in first paragraph and third bullet point) By Elizabeth Howcroft Sept 23 (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange and crypto brokerage Blockchain.com will together explore creating crypto versions of US-listed stocks, Blockchain.com said in a…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire on a group enjoying a party inside, killing at least 11 people including a pregnant woman, police and local authorities said Wednesday.…
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration on Wednesday on the eve of Sheen’s beatification. The American pope urged English-speaking pilgrims attending his general audience St.…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Opening day at the United Nations’ annual gathering of world leaders saw beefed-up security measures and a suspicious package that added to the chaotic scene around U.N. headquarters in New York. For the first time, apparently in response to escalating threats,…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump spoke and made the diplomatic rounds. The U.N. secretary-general gave his final opening speech. And on the grounds of the United Nations, Greenland entered a bit of a new era. On tap for Wednesday: Iran’s president speaks and a…
By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Anirban Sen NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The biggest multi-manager hedge funds are allocating more capital than ever to accounts that are exclusively run for individual clients, according to an internal Goldman Sachs report, underscoring the industry’s battle for…
By Pilar Olivares, Aline Massuca and Andre Romani RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Almost 200 Indigenous candidates, a record, are running for public office in Brazil’s general elections next month, official data showed, campaigning on environmental protection in an increasingly conservative political landscape…
