By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – A group of Indonesians on Thursday asked the Constitutional Court to carry out a judicial review of President Joko Widodo’s controversial emergency regulation on jobs creation, calling it a violation of the court’s earlier ruling. The president issued the emergency regulation on Dec. 30 to replace the 2020 Jobs …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Greggs said its Festive Bakes, mince pies and salted caramel lattes, along with breakfast and lunch offers, appealed to cash-strapped Christmas shoppers, helping like-for-like sales rise 18.2% in the final quarter. The British baker and food-to-go chain said the resilient end to the year, in contrast with a COVID-hit Christmas …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is changing its entry rules for travellers from China and will in future require at least a rapid coronavirus test to enter the country, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Thursday. There will also be random checks upon entry for any coronavirus variants as well as expanded monitoring of wastewater, he …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s total public debt could rise to 77 trillion naira ($172 billion) this year from 44 trillion naira as of last September, after a loan-to-bond swap and new borrowings to fund the 2023 budget, the Debt Management Office chief said. The Senate last week put off a decision on …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will restart negotiations on trade pacts with India, China and Thailand after a four-hear hiatus, an official said on Thursday, as the crisis-hit country races to seal deals to help it rebuild its economy. The island of 22 million is in the midst of its worst financial …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British clothing retailer Next beat Christmas sales forecasts on Thursday and predicted a drop in profits for the coming financial year that was less than analysts had feared, easing some concerns about a darkening economic outlook. Shares in the group jumped 7.2% in morning trading, as Next also said it …
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By Shivangi Acharya New Delhi (Reuters) -India believes huge subsidies announced by some developed countries for their green hydrogen sector can distort trade and is in violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) norms, power minister R.K. Singh said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference, Singh said that the big subsidies is a challenge for the industry …
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government will lift a ban on the import of hamsters in mid-January, almost a year after more than 2,000 of the rodents were culled due to a cluster of COVID-19 cases traced to a pet shop in the financial hub at the start of 2022. Based on its latest …
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By Yew Lun Tian and Neil Jerome Morales BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -China and the Philippines have agreed to set up a direct communications channel between their foreign ministries on the South China Sea to handle disputes peacefully, they said on Thursday. Their agreement, which contained 14 elements aimed at cooling security tensions and boosting economic cooperation, …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean drone briefly entered a no-fly zone surrounding South Korea’s presidential office when it intruded into the South’s airspace last week, Seoul’s military said on Thursday, fuelling criticism over its air defences. The drone was among five North Korean drones that crossed into the …
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