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Leading WHO advisers call for ‘realistic’ COVID data from China at key meeting

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Leading scientists advising the World Health Organization said they wanted a “more realistic picture” about the COVID-19 situation from China’s top experts at a key meeting on Tuesday as worries grow about the rapid spread of the virus. The WHO has invited Chinese scientists to a virtual closed meeting …

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Gold rises to near six-month highs while investors await Fed minutes

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices kicked off 2023 by hitting their highest levels in more than six months on Tuesday as benchmark Treasury yields fell, while investors assessed the prospects for more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, which acted as a significant headwind to bullion last year. Spot gold, which had ended a …

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FTSE 100 ends first trading day of 2023 on upbeat note

By Shashwat Chauhan and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Britain’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 jumped more than 1% in its first day of trading in 2023, as energy, banking and healthcare stocks supported the index. The blue chip FTSE 100 ended up 1.4%, touching a near seven-month high during the session, while the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 …

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Bodies of 28 men found shot dead in Burkina Faso – prosecutors

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -The bodies of 28 men killed by gunfire have been found in the northwestern Burkina Faso town of Nouna, prosecutors said on Monday. An investigation has been launched into the killings which were discovered on Dec. 30 and 31, prosecutors said in a statement that did not provide any details on the possible …

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India, ADB sign $1.2 billion loan agreements for infrastructure projects

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed loan agreements totalling $1.22 billion for developing infrastructure in various Indian states, a statement from the finance ministry said. The agreements would cover projects for improving the power sector and highways in the northeastern states of Tripura and Assam, …

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South African rand flat as investors await Fed minutes

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand was flat on Tuesday, as investors awaited minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting in December for clues on its interest rate path for 2023. At 1538 GMT, the rand traded at 16.9850 against the dollar, little changed from its previous close of 16.9775. The minutes of the …

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Tesla deliveries miss estimates due to logistical issues, slowing demand

By Akash Sriram and Baranjot Kaur (Reuters) -Tesla Inc said quarterly deliveries fell short of market estimates on Monday, held back by ongoing logistical issues and growing demand concerns that rounded off a tumultuous 2022 for the Elon Musk-led firm. The company is still the world’s most valuable automaker even after losing 65% of its …

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Eastern Ukraine ice arena destroyed in Russian attack, hockey federation says

KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian missile attack destroyed an ice arena in the town of Druzhkivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Monday, the Ukrainian ice hockey federation said, after earlier reports of a missile hitting the town and injuring two people. “So it is that since the start of the war, the Russian occupiers have destroyed …

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Brazil bids farewell to ‘king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake

By Lais Morais and Eduardo Simões SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) -The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. Mourners lined up to see Pele’s body in an open casket in …

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Russians angry at commanders over Ukrainian strike that killed scores

MAKIIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian nationalists and some lawmakers have demanded punishment for commanders they accused of ignoring dangers as anger grew over the killing of dozens of Russian soldiers in one of the deadliest strikes of the Ukraine conflict. In a rare disclosure, Russia’s defence ministry said 63 soldiers were killed in the Ukrainian strike …

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