China Evergrande seeks Chapter 15 protection in Manhattan bankruptcy court (www.reuters.com)
China Evergrande (3333.HK), which is the world’s most heavily indebted property developer and became the poster child for China’s property crisis, on Thursday filed for protection from creditors in a U.S. bankruptcy court....
U.S.-led naval group warns ships to avoid Iranian waters to avoid seizure (www.reuters.com)
China hopes France can help take heat out of relations with EU (www.reuters.com)
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China solar power capacity could post record growth in 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Microsoft hit with EU antitrust complaint by German rival (www.reuters.com)
Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer (www.reuters.com)
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Thailand's Pita defeated in parliament in bid for PM (www.reuters.com)
Reddit beats lawsuit by WallStreetBets founder (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit in which the founder of WallStreetBets, which helped ignite investors’ fascination with “meme” stocks, accused Reddit of wrongly banning him from moderating the community and usurping his trademark rights.
Two dead, output impacted after fire engulfs Mexican oil platform (www.reuters.com)
Tooth analysis confirms the megalodon - a huge ancient shark - was warm-blooded (www.reuters.com)
Russia diplomat says Ukraine wouldn't have attacked Nord Stream without US approval (www.reuters.com)
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Israel strike on Gaza school shelter kills around 100 people, Hamas-run media office says (www.reuters.com)
Russian strike on supermarket in Ukraine's east kills 14 people (www.reuters.com)
Firefighters and police officers work at a site of a supermarket heavily damaged by a Russian military strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine...
Taiwan stocks fall 8.4% on tech sector fears, more weakness forecast (www.reuters.com)
Venezuela's Maduro asks for phone call with Lula, says source (www.reuters.com)
BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has requested a phone call with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid tensions over a contested election, a Brazilian source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday....
Venezuelan opposition says headquarters invaded as government alleges coup attempt (www.reuters.com)
opposition movement on Friday said its headquarters had been vandalized amid ongoing tensions over a disputed presidential election, as the country’s foreign minister said the U.S. was at the forefront of what the government calls a coup attempt....
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies (www.reuters.com)
CARACAS/BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on Thursday, amid a dispute over presidential election results that has sparked protests....
Venezuelans protest as observers say presidential vote undemocratic (www.reuters.com)
Grenada estimates damages from Hurricane Beryl at up to a third of economy (www.reuters.com)
July 30 (Reuters) - Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said on Tuesday that early estimates suggest that losses from deadly Hurricane Beryl, which hit the Caribbean earlier this month, likely total as much as a third of economic output.
Kyiv hails dialogue with Beijing, hints at potential Zelenskiy-Xi meeting (www.reuters.com)
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Harris to address major Democratic donors on Friday, source says (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will talk to major Democratic donors on Friday, according to a source familiar with the call, after President Joe Biden said he planned to return to the campaign trail next week even as more lawmakers called for him to step aside....
US court overturns Alaska oil lease sale in a win for environmentalists (www.reuters.com)
A federal court in Alaska overturned on Tuesday night an oil and gas lease sale that had been mandated by the Biden administration’s signature climate law as part of a political compromise, on grounds that the U.S. government violated the law when holding the sale....
Exclusive: Firms weigh removing Taiwan staff from China after death penalty threat (www.reuters.com)
Some foreign companies are considering moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose the death penalty on “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists, said four people familiar with the matter....