By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a multiyear deal to play pre-season games in Macau from 2025, marking the league’s return to the Chinese market after a years-long absence that followed controversy over the 2019 Hong Kong protests. Local media quoted NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum as saying …
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By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a deal on Thursday to lend 350 million euros ($370 mln) to Morocco and is considering loaning the country another 650 million euros to finance infrastructure for the 2030 World Cup. The agreed loan would help Morocco boost economic governance, strengthen water supplies …
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(Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Friday but cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) that banks are required to hold, effectively easing monetary conditions as economic growth slows. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for an eleventh straight policy meeting. …
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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia and the Philippines signed an agreement on Friday on the repatriation of a Philippine woman who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, an Indonesian government minister said. Indonesia’s senior minister for law and human rights affairs Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Philippines Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez signed the agreement …
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By Tassilo Hummel and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days whose top priority will be getting a 2025 budget adopted by parliament, he said on Thursday after the government was toppled by lawmakers. Michel Barnier, a veteran conservative, became the shortest-serving prime minister …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices jumped in November by much more than expected, adding to signs of a strengthening property market mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday, but it warned that affordability challenges for buyers remain. House prices rose by 1.3% in monthly terms in November after an upwardly revised 0.4% increase in October to …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Some British rail services including connections to London’s Heathrow Airport were disrupted on Friday due to a nationwide fault with the communication system used between train drivers and signallers, a statement from National Rail said. Departure information available online showed services delayed into and from stations in London and other major cities. In …
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(Reuters) -Embattled Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger said on Friday it had secured nearly $40 million in bridge financing to stabilise its business after its largest customer, DESRI, revealed last month it was pulling out. Meyer Burger said in November its future looked uncertain after DESRI’s move was announced, which came on the heels …
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By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguay said on Thursday it had canceled a low-level Chinese diplomat’s visa and ordered him to leave, after the envoy appeared to encourage lawmakers to reconsider Paraguay’s friendly relationship with Taiwan. The foreign ministry accused Xu Wei of “interference in domestic affairs,” while Taiwan’s embassy said he had “infiltrated” Paraguay …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was already grappling with controversies, including calls for his impeachment, before this week’s botched martial law declaration crushed his approval ratings to a record low 13%. Yoon’s quarterly approval rating fell to 24% this year, the lowest for a president’s third year in office since Roh …
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