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Around 20 killed in explosion at Thai firework factory, no survivors found

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Around 20 people were killed in Thailand in an explosion on Wednesday at a firework factory north of Bangkok, police said, as authorities inspected the site but were yet to find survivors. It was not immediately clear what caused the incident, which took place mid-afternoon in Suphan Buri province about 120 km (74.56 …

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India’s Adani Group to invest $7.5 billion in Maharashtra, Telangana

BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s Adani Group said on Wednesday it will invest 624 billion rupees ($7.51 billion) in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Telangana as a part of its seven trillion-rupee expenditure plan for the next decade. The investment includes setting up data infrastructure in Maharashtra, with a capacity of 1 gigawatt, for 500 billion …

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Tokyo bourse to make simultaneous English disclosure mandatory for top firms

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – The Tokyo bourse plans to require all companies listed on its prime section to publish simultaneously in English and Japanese any information that could impact investment decisions, in an effort to attract more overseas investors. In a document presented to its reform panel on Wednesday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange …

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India holding talks with Iran over Houthis’ Red Sea attacks – government source

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is holding diplomatic talks with Iran and taking other measures to help shield its exporters from the impact of attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen, a government source said on Wednesday. The attacks have slowed trade between Asia and …

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Azerbaijan accuses EU of meddling by criticising treatment of jailed journalists

BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry on Wednesday accused the European Union’s ambassador to the oil-rich country of interfering in its judicial system after the envoy said he was “appalled” by reports of the way jailed journalists were being treated. Ten journalists have been arrested in Azerbaijan since late November, with two detained in January, …

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines -GFZ

(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; editing by Jason Neely)

India rejects iron ore miner NMDC’s proposal for China exports -sources

By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government has turned down a request from state-owned iron ore miner NMDC Ltd to export its ore to China, the world’s largest iron ore consumer, three sources with direct knowledge said. The government has instead asked NMDC, India’s largest state-owned iron ore miner, to focus on domestic …

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