China encourages foreign capital to set up R&D centres in the country

BEIJING (Reuters) – China issued a notice on Wednesday to encourage foreign investment to set up research and development (R&D) centres in the country, according to a statement by the State Council, or the cabinet. China also encourages financial institutions to offer financial support to those centres and will support legal cross-border R&D data flows, …

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Fiji military chief warning has been ‘dealt with’ – PM

(Corrects par 8, livestream conference on Wednesday, not Thursday) SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said a public warning to the new government from the military chief had been “dealt with”, and it was unlikely the constitution would be changed to remove the military’s role in the island nation’s democracy. Republic of Fiji …

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FTX reports $415 million in hacked crypto, Bankman-Fried says FTX US is solvent

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX said in a report to creditors on Tuesday that about $415 million in cryptocurrency had been stolen in hacks. FTX has said it had recovered over $5 billion in crypto, cash and liquid securities, but that significant shortfalls remained at both its international and U.S. crypto …

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Banxico nominee Mejia pledges independence at congressional hearing

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A nominee of the Mexican government to join the Bank of Mexico’s governing board, Omar Mejia, backed the central bank’s monetary tightening policies on Tuesday and promised transparency and independence if chosen for the role. “It is crucial to preserve (the bank’s) autonomy and maintain a strict respect for it in …

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Nominado a junta de gobierno de banco central México promete independencia

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 17 ene (Reuters) -El nominado por el gobierno mexicano para formar parte de la junta de gobierno del Banco de México, Omar Mejía, respaldó el martes las políticas de ajuste monetario de la entidad y prometió transparencia e independencia en caso de ser elegido para el cargo. Mejía, un relativamente desconocido asesor …

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Sex pills, designer clothes found in mafia boss Messina Denaro’s hideout

By Wladimir Pantaleone PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Perfumes, designer clothes and sex pills were found on Tuesday in an apartment which investigators believe was the last hideout of Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, judicial sources said, a day after the arrest of the fugitive. Messina Denaro, 60, caught on Monday at a private hospital …

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Trains, flights cancelled in France on Thursday in strike against pension reform

PARIS (Reuters) -Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris’ subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government’s plan to make people work longer before they can retire. Opinion polls show a vast majority of French oppose the planned reform, which would see the …

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