Japan's Average Land Prices Rise First Since Pre-pandemic - Govt
Japanese land prices rose in the 12 months to July 1 for the first time since before the pandemic, thanks to easing of measures to control COVID-19, an annual land ministry survey showed on Tuesday.
Exclusive-PepsiCo Ends Pepsi, 7UP Production In Russia Months After Promising Halt Over Ukraine
PepsiCo Inc has stopped making Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew in Russia nearly six months after the U.S.
Haleon Rejects Zantac Indemnification Requests From GSK, Pfizer
Haleon on Tuesday said it had notified GSK and Pfizer that it had rejected their requests for indemnification in relation to U.S.-based litigation over the heartburn drug, Zantac.
Pacific Islands A Key U.S. Military Buffer To China's Ambitions - Report
China sees the Pacific islands as an area of significant strategic interest and the United States should strengthen its commitment to north Pacific island states, now in talks to renew a defence compact, to maintain a vital military buffer, a report released Tuesday by a U.S.
Cryptoverse: After Merge, Ether Heads For A $20 Billion Shanghai Splurge
The Merge came, saw and conquered. Not that you'd guess from crypto prices.
U.S. Refiners Eye Canadian Oil Once Strategic Reserve Turns Off Taps
U.S. refiners are expected to buy more Canadian oil after the Biden administration ends releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) this fall, traders said, adding this should boost the price of Canadian barrels at a time of tight global supply.
Turks And Caicos Islands Brace For Hurricane Fiona After It Slams Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
Residents were ordered to take shelter on the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as an increasingly powerful Hurricane Fiona churned towards the Caribbean archipelago, leaving death and destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Russia's Surging Oil Exports To China In Aug Fail To Keep Saudis Down -data
China's crude oil imports from Russia in August surged 28% from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, but it handed back its top supplier ranking to Saudi Arabia for the first time in four months.
Coal Rush! Energy Crisis Fires Global Hunt For Polluting Fuel
The sleepy Tanzanian port of Mtwara mainly dealt in cashew nuts until late last year.
BOJ Seen Sticking To Ultra-low Rates, Defy Global Rate Hike Rush
The Bank of Japan is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates and its dovish policy guidance on Thursday, a decision that comes hours after its U.S.
Memes Flood Social Media As Anxious Mexicans Process Eerily Timed Earthquake
It did not take long for the memes to start in Mexico, offering a needed bit of levity on Monday after a powerful quake left buildings and people shaken on the anniversary of two of the country's most devastating earthquakes.
Asia Shares Track Late Wall Street Rebound With Focus Firmly On Fed
Asian shares edged up in early trade on Tuesday following a rebound in the final hour of New York trading as investors turned their attention to an expected hefty Federal Reserve interest rate hike this week to tackle inflation.
Dollar Firm As Markets Brace For Another Big Fed Rate Hike
The dollar remained firm below a two-decade high versus major peers on Tuesday, as investors braced for the Federal Reserve to continue its aggressive interest-rate-hiking campaign to rein in overheated inflation.
Oil Prices Steady As Prospect Of Fed Hikes May Curb Fuel Demand
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, after rising in the previous session, on concerns that interest rate hikes in the United States to tame inflation will curb economic growth and fuel demand in the world's biggest crude consumer.
Indonesia To Raise Rates By Another 25 Bps In Sept, Some Call For 50 Bps: Reuters Poll
Bank Indonesia will follow a surprise August interest rate rise with another 25 basis point hike at its meeting on Thursday, still moving more slowly than most of its peers in trying to bring down inflation, a Reuters poll forecasts.
EU, France See No Better Deal For Iran
France said on Monday that there would not be a better offer for Iran to revive a nuclear deal with world powers and it was up to Tehran to decide now with the EU coordinator for the talks saying he saw little chance of progress this week.
Texas Sheriff Opens Probe Into Migrant Flights To Martha's Vineyard
A Texas county sheriff is opening a criminal investigation into flights that carried dozens of migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, from Texas last week, an act that Florida's Republican governor took credit for and which the White House dubbed a political stunt.
Japan's Aug Consumer Inflation Hits Near 8-year High
Japan's core consumer inflation quickened to 2.8% in August to hit the fastest annual pace in nearly eight years, data showed on Tuesday, as pressures from higher raw material costs and a weak yen broadened.
Cancer Victims Urge Court To End J&J Bankruptcy Roadblock To Lawsuits
People suing Johnson & Johnson over the company's talc products urged an appeals court on Monday to revive their claims, saying the profitable company should not be allowed to use a bankrupt subsidiary to block lawsuits alleging the products cause cancer.
Row Over EV Subsidy Rules Overshadows S.Korean President's First U.S. Visit
South Korea's opposition to new rules governing U.S.
Britain's Truss Faces Whirlwind Week As Politics Resumes After Queen Funeral
British politics returns to centre stage on Tuesday after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, with Prime Minister Liz Truss signalling her priorities by flying to her first major summit and rushing out measures to try to avert an economic slump.
Major Quake Strikes Mexico On 'Cursed' Anniversary Of Temblors, At Least One Dead
A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least one person, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside for safety.
U.S. Denies Republic Airways Bid To Reduce Co-pilot Training Hours
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it had denied a request by regional airline Republic Airways to reduce the number of hours needed to train a co-pilot.
Ukraine Marches Farther Into Liberated Lands, Separatist Calls For Urgent Referendum
Ukraine said its troops have marched farther east into territory recently abandoned by Russia, paving the way for a potential assault on Moscow's occupation forces in the Donbas region as Kyiv seeks more Western arms.
Environmental Groups Ask Investors To Vote Against P&G CEO, Directors
Environmental groups are asking Procter & Gamble Co investors to vote against its chief executive and two directors at its annual meeting next month because they believe the company still uses too much virgin wood pulp in its paper products, according to a filing.
Brazilian Ex-bank Leader Meirelles Says No Talk Of Joining Lula But Door Open
Former Brazilian central bank chief Henrique Meirelles, who served under former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said on Monday he had not discussed joining the government if the leftist leader wins a third term in October's election.
NASA's InSight Lander Detects Space Rocks As They Slam Into Mars
Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system's asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks - one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbors.
Jan. 6 Attack Prompts U.S. House To Launch Makeover Of 1887 Law
A 135-year-old federal election law will start getting a makeover in Congress this week in response to the Jan.
Explainer-Biden Said The Pandemic Is Over. Is It?
What is the status of COVID-19 now that President Joe Biden has told the CBS 60 Minutes news program the pandemic is over in the United States?
Two Turkish Banks Suspend Russian Mir Payments After U.S. Sanctions
Turkish lenders Isbank and Denizbank have suspended use of Russian payment system Mir, the banks said on Monday, following a U.S.