(Reuters) -Apple Inc on Tuesday unveiled new MacBooks powered with the latest M2 Pro and M2 Max chips made in-house, in a surprise announcement ahead of its traditional launch event. The Mac mini starts at $599, cheaper than the latest iPhone 14 series, and is available beginning Jan. 24. Apple however did not provide pricing …
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By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC said on Tuesday Chinese oil demand would rebound this year due to relaxation of the country’s COVID-19 curbs and drive global growth, and sounded an optimistic note on the prospects for the world economy in 2023. World demand in 2023 will rise by 2.22 million barrels per day (bpd), …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian drugmaker Eris Lifesciences Ltd said on Tuesday it would acquire a portfolio of dermatology brands from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd for 3.4 billion rupees ($41.63 million) to deepen its presence in the anti-fungal and anti-psoriasis segments. The deal, through Eris’ dermatology focused unit, is for the purchase of nine brands, including Onabet, Halobate, …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Taiwan concluded four days of trade negotiations on Monday and reached consensus on a number of areas related to trade facilitation, anti-corruption, small and medium-sized enterprises and regulatory practices, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said. The first major negotiating round of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on …
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ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan will no longer allow Russian citizens to stay in the Central Asian country indefinitely by doing so-called visa runs every three months, according to a government directive published this week. The Astana government will disallow the practice from Jan. 26, requiring Russians and citizens of other members of the Eurasian Economic …
By Albee Zhang and Farah Master BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world. The country’s National Bureau …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Rescuers used drones and abseiled down a deep gorge on Tuesday looking for the last missing person from Nepal’s worst air disaster in 30 years, in which at least 71 people died including small children. Difficult terrain around the 200 metre (650 feet) gorge and poor weather was hampering …
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(Adds dropped first name, paragraph one) By Brenda Goh and Mark John DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – China welcomes foreign investment and will continue to open up to the world, its Vice-Premier Liu He said on Tuesday, in an explicit pitch to global leaders in Davos as Beijing works to revive its slowing economy. The visit …
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By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese 10-year government bond yields topped the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) policy ceiling for a third straight session on Tuesday amid swirling speculation that policymakers could tweak stimulus settings when a two-day meeting wraps up on Wednesday. The 10-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point to 0.505% as of …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank said on Tuesday that it was launching a new Chinese yuan currency swap instrument as the volume of transactions between the rouble and yuan continues to grow. The daily maximum volume for the instrument will be set at 10 billion yuan ($1.48 billion), it said. “The new instrument is designed …
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