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.
Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings (www.reuters.com)
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Maui tourism, an economic mainstay, sparks anger amid fire ruin (www.reuters.com)
H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies (www.reuters.com)
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H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies (www.reuters.com)
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China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media (www.reuters.com)
China’s fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country’s declining number of new births.
US to send Ukraine new security aid worth $200 million, State Dept says (www.reuters.com)
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US ambassador to Russia meets with detained journalist Gershkovich -WSJ (www.reuters.com)
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Latvian prime minister announces resignation (www.reuters.com)
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Mount Etna eruption disrupts Sicily's troubled Catania airport (www.reuters.com)
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Russia's Far East suffers flooding in Khanun's wake, over 2,500 people evacuated (www.reuters.com)
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China's Country Garden seeks to delay onshore bond repayment, fanning market fears [real estate market] (www.reuters.com)
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