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Thai PM says legalising casinos good for revenue and jobs, eyes entertainment project
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government is considering drafting a casino bill and if passed by parliament, it would generate more jobs and state revenue and allow for the creation of a mega entertainment project, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ...
Australia keen to make progress on Chinese export hurdles for beef, lobsters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is focused on removing impediments to exports to China for live lobsters and beef from some suppliers, a government official said, one day after Beijing said it would lift tariffs on Australian wine. Australia and ...
Exclusive-Taiwan's navy chief to visit U.S. next week, sources say
By Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States from next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China raises threats ...
Blasts reported in several Ukrainian regions amid Russian missile attack
(Reuters) - Explosions were heard in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytskyi regions and the city of Dnipro on Friday morning as Russian cruise missiles were spotted in Ukrainian air space, media outlet Suspilne reported. It was unclear ...
Obama, Clinton on why Americans don't love the Biden economy
By Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton dug into an issue that has vexed economists, political strategists and the White House on Thursday - if the U.S.'s fiscal numbers are so good, why are Americans so ...
B.C. Ferries workers to receive 7.75 per cent mid-contract wage hike
Unionized B.C. Ferries workers are set to receive a one-year wage hike of at least 7.75 per cent, said the ferry company, a move it hopes would better attract and retain workers and help prevent cancellations due to crew shortages. B.C. Ferries ...
Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with 'patronising' China
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defence ministry said Friday, in its latest show of defiance in a heated row with ...
Russia's Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday, said Ukraine's proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Moscow's withdrawal from areas it has captured. Lavrov told the ...
King Charles hopes to visit The Bahamas next year, prime minister's office says
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - King Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, told Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis on Thursday that he hopes to visit the Commonwealth nation next year, the prime minister's office said in a ...
Ukraine urges India to rethink 'Soviet legacy' of Russia ties, FT says
(Reuters) -Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has urged India to stand by Kyiv, saying the South Asian nation's close ties with Russia are based on a Soviet legacy that is evaporating, the Financial Times reported on Friday. India has ...