Torrential rain follows summer wildfires in Greece, one dead (www.reuters.com)
Malaysia calls on ASEAN for 'strong measures' on Myanmar (www.reuters.com)
Malaysia calls on ASEAN for 'strong measures' on Myanmar (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu rues his foreign minister's disclosure of meeting with Libyan counterpart (www.reuters.com)
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen’s office on Aug. 26 went public with his having met Najla Mangoush, his Libyan counterpart, in Italy earlier in the month. The statement came on the heels of an Israeli media report about the meeting....
Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers. More refugees came anyway (www.reuters.com)
Canada prides itself on welcoming immigrants and aims to bring in a record half a million new permanent residents in 2025 to deal with an acute labor shortage. But it has sought to discourage those applying for asylum, chiefly through an agreement with the U.S. under which each country turns back asylum seekers....
Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain (www.reuters.com)
British defence firm BAE sets up Ukrainian base (www.reuters.com)
China issues highest typhoon warning as Saola moves towards Hong Kong (www.reuters.com)
China issued the highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province....
Top shareholder of China's troubled Zhongrong Trust plans to delist; stock surges (www.reuters.com)
Greece battles Europe's deadliest fire of the summer for 10th day (www.reuters.com)
Stampede at Madagascar's national stadium kills 12, injures around 80, prime minister says (www.reuters.com)
U.S. defence chief backs Indonesia's military modernisation drive (www.reuters.com)
The meeting comes as Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, looks to upgrade its military and replace its ageing hardware, earmarking 134.3 trillion rupiah ($8.89 billion) this year for defence, the biggest allocation in its state budget, with a similar amount for next year.
China quietly recruits overseas chip talent as US tightens curbs (www.reuters.com)
For a decade until 2018, China sought to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists under a lavishly funded program that Washington viewed as a threat to U.S. interests and technological supremacy....
Giuliani surrenders in Trump election subversion case, $150,000 bond set (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Argentina to use IMF money to pay back part of a currency swap with China -sources (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Argentina plans to tap a $7.5 billion disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to repay China part of the money it borrowed through a currency swap line, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday....
Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane (www.reuters.com)
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US imposes visa curbs on Chinese officials over boarding schools for Tibetans (www.reuters.com)
Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions -Medvedev (www.reuters.com)
Europe's heatwave turns deadly as 18 burned bodies found in Greek fires (www.reuters.com)
Rare earths magnet firms turn to Vietnam in China hedge (www.reuters.com)
Korean and Chinese magnet firms, including an Apple supplier, are set to open factories in Vietnam, according to documents and people familiar with the plans, amid a push to diversify supply chains away from China and defend against Sino-U.S. tension.
Adobe co-founder John Warnock dies at 82 (www.reuters.com)
Adobe co-founder John Warnock dies at 82::Photoshop maker Adobe’s co-founder John Warnock died on Saturday aged 82, the company said in a statement early on Sunday.
EV battery imports face scrutiny under US law on Chinese forced labor (www.reuters.com)
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBGn.DE), Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Denso (6902.T), Continental AG (CONG.DE) and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZFF.UL) - said they had not had products detained under UFLPA....
Seven killed, 90 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian city of Chernihiv (www.reuters.com)
West African bloc says 'D-Day' set for possible Niger intervention (www.reuters.com)
China's state banks seen selling dollars for yuan in London and New York hours (www.reuters.com)
China’s major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets this week, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in an attempt to slow the yuan’s depreciation.
