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US imposes sanctions on Hamas funding sources linked to Iran’s Quds Force, in collaboration with UK and Australia | Reuters

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US imposes sanctions on Hamas funding sources linked to Iran’s Quds Force, in collaboration with UK and Australia | Reuters

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Wednesday that it had introduced sanctions against the financial network created by the Islamic group Hamas in the Palestinian territories. The sanctions were introduced in coordination with the UK and Australia. Sanctions have been imposed on groups suspected of playing a major role in the financing … Read more

Angle: Red Sea logistics disruption directly affects China’s export industry due to rising costs and shipping delays | Reuters

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Angle: Red Sea logistics disruption directly affects China’s export industry due to rising costs and shipping delays | Reuters

On January 19, Han Changming, who runs a trading company in China’s Fujian province, is at risk of not surviving due to logistical disruption in the Red Sea following an attack on a commercial vessel by Yemen’s pro-Iranian Houthi group . The photo shows containers being loaded at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai. … Read more

Chinese Foreign Minister welcomes Brazil’s support for “one China” principle | Reuters

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Chinese Foreign Minister welcomes Brazil’s support for “one China” principle | Reuters

On January 19, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil (2024 Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino). [ブラジリア １９日 ロイター] – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira on the 19th in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Wang welcomed Brazil’s support for the “one China” … Read more

Corner: Internet rates rise several times in Zimbabwe, but digital divide widens | Reuters

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Corner: Internet rates rise several times in Zimbabwe, but digital divide widens | Reuters

Zimbabwe’s annual real inflation rate is unofficially estimated at around 1,000%. Internet prices have also skyrocketed, making it harder to make a living using basic services, studying, doing business online, or working remotely. The photo was taken in January 2019, of a man with a cell phone. Photographed in Harare (2024 Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo) MUTARE, Zimbabwe … Read more

Corner: Hong Kong’s real estate sector faces increasingly severe difficulties at the beginning of the year due to high procurement costs and slowing sales | Reuters

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Corner: Hong Kong’s real estate sector faces increasingly severe difficulties at the beginning of the year due to high procurement costs and slowing sales | Reuters

January 12: Hong Kong real estate development companies find themselves in even more trouble after the new year. Construction site of an apartment complex in Hong Kong, taken in October 2023 (2024 Reuters/Tyrone Siu) [香港　１２日　ロイター] – Since the beginning of the year, real estate developers in Hong Kong have found themselves in even greater difficulty. … Read more

Auto insurance premiums rose at the highest rate in 50 years in December, hampering a decline in the US consumer price index | Reuters

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Auto insurance premiums rose at the highest rate in 50 years in December, hampering a decline in the US consumer price index | Reuters

January 11, 2019: In recent months, rising auto insurance premiums have emerged as a factor keeping the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) from falling further. Photographed in Los Angeles in March 2022 (2024 Reuters/Mike Blake) (Reuters) – Rising auto insurance premiums have emerged in recent months as a factor keeping the U.S. consumer price index … Read more

Low-income countries could face delays in global economy’s ‘soft landing’ = IMF | Reuters

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Low-income countries could face delays in global economy’s ‘soft landing’ = IMF | Reuters

International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokeswoman Julie Kozak said on the 11th that as the global economic growth rate in 2023 exceeded expectations, the outlook is for steady growth to continue in 2024. At the same time, he said efforts will be needed to raise the global economic growth rate from around 3%. (2024 Reuters/Yuri Gripas) … Read more

Angle: China’s total population will decline for second consecutive year due to economic uncertainty and rapid increase in deaths after zero coronavirus | Reuters

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Angle: China’s total population will decline for second consecutive year due to economic uncertainty and rapid increase in deaths after zero coronavirus | Reuters

At the end of 2023, which will be announced on January 17, China’s total population will likely decline for the second consecutive year. The photo shows a family with their children in Shenzhen. Photographed in April last year (2024 Reuters/David Kirton) HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s total population at the end of 2023, announced on … Read more

Corner: Refocusing on the Fed’s balance sheet, some are reconsidering the pace of contraction in the final stages | Reuters

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Corner: Refocusing on the Fed’s balance sheet, some are reconsidering the pace of contraction in the final stages | Reuters

Jan 9 (Reuters) – Weekend comments from top U.S. Federal Reserve officials have soured some markets, with renewed focus on how the central bank will end its ongoing balance sheet contraction. Officials revised their views on ending the trial. In this photo, Dallas Federal Reserve President Logan gives a speech in Prairie View, Texas, in … Read more

Article: If the ruling party wins Taiwan’s presidential election on the 13th, the situation could change completely | Reuters

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Article: If the ruling party wins Taiwan’s presidential election on the 13th, the situation could change completely | Reuters

If Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DP) wins the January 13 presidential election and begins an unprecedented third term, it would have global significance. In the center of the photo is Democratic Progressive Party vice-presidential candidate Lai Ching-de, photographed in Taipei on March 3, 2024 (Reuters/Ann Wang) HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – If Taiwan’s ruling … Read more