Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand central bank's cash proposal sees opposition from lenders
WELLINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A proposal from New Zealand's central bank that would require lenders to maintain a minimum range of cash-related services has had opposition from banks, as policymake...
Mar 12, 2026
Nepal ex-rapper's party wins election in landslide after Gen Z protests
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, March 13 (Reuters) - A three-year-old party won Nepal's general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime ...
Mar 12, 2026
Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot near Kandahar airport, Afghan Taliban says
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 13 (Reuters) - Pakistan bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport, the Taliban said on Friday, a significant escalation ...
Mar 12, 2026
China's ByteDance gets access to top Nvidia AI chips, WSJ reports
March 12 (Reuters) - TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance, is assembling computing power with top Nvidia chips outside China to drive its artificial intelligence efforts globally, the Wall Street Journa...
Mar 12, 2026
US OPM evaluates cost of observer program looking at race discrimination in voting
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the federal government's human resources office, said on Thursday it was evaluating the cost of an election ...
Mar 12, 2026
Asian stocks slide as Iran war keeps oil near $100, dents rate-cut bets
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, March 13 (Reuters) - Asian stocks slumped on Friday, poised for a second straight weekly decline as fast-dwindling hopes of a resolution to the U.S. and Israel's war with ...
Mar 12, 2026
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after social media ban
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) - One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data sh...
Mar 12, 2026
US opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries over forced labor
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office said late on Thursday it had begun Section 301 unfair trade practices probes of 60 economies in relation to wh...
Mar 12, 2026
South Korea to host French President Macron for April 2-3 state visit, Blue House says
SEOUL, March 13 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will host French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit to South Korea between April 2 to 3, Lee's office said. The two leaders wi...
Mar 12, 2026
Oil heads for weekly gains despite US sanctions waiver on Russian oil
By Jeslyn Lerh and Sam Li SINGAPORE, March 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices headed for weekly gains as of Friday, despite the U.S. trying to ease supply concerns by issuing a 30-day license for countries to ...
Mar 12, 2026
