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S. Africa first-quarter business confidence climbs but risk from Middle East conflict looms
March 4 (Reuters) - South African business confidence climbed 3 points in the first quarter, helped by a stable government, supportive interest rate environment and foreign exchange rate tailwinds, a ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
AI may be creating instead of destroying jobs for now, ECB blog argues
FRANKFURT, March 4 (Reuters) - The increasing use of artificial intelligence by firms may be creating some jobs in the euro zone rather than destroying them as many fear, a European Central Bank blog ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
Airline shares selloff eases as some flights leave Gulf amid Iran conflict
By Julie Zhu, Joanna Plucinska and Federico Maccioni LONDON/DUBAI/HONG KONG, March 4 (Reuters) - Dozens of repatriation flights were due to take off from the Middle East on Wednesday as governments tr...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
Discussions with Board of Peace 'on hold' due to Iran war, Indonesia says
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA, March 4 (Reuters) - Indonesia's foreign minister said talks on U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza "Board of Peace," of which the Southeast Asian nation is a key troop-cont...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura struck again by unknown projectile, four sources say
By Timour Azhari, Yousef Saba and Maha El Dahan RIYADH, March 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura, which houses its largest domestic refinery and a key crude export terminal, was struck again on W...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
Russia says US attacked Iran on false pretext, condemns call for Iranians to seize power
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of using an imaginary threat from Iran as a pretext to overthrow its constitutional order, and said Washington's calls for Ira...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
Appeal hearings begin in ex-South Korea President Yoon's obstruction case
SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) - A South Korean court held an appeals hearing on Wednesday in a case involving former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was sentenced to five years in jail by a lower...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
Russia blames Ukrainian drones for attack on LNG ship in Mediterranean
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia's transport ministry on Wednesday accused Ukrainian naval drones of attacking a Russian liquefied natural gas carrier, the Arctic Metagaz, which caught fire in the M...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
UK economy expands in February but persisting cost pressures pose challenge for BoE
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Britain's services sector grew robustly during February, according to a survey on Wednesday that also showed job cuts and price pressures persisted, a potential worry for t...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
Drugmaker Aspen targets Mounjaro approval in sub-Saharan Africa this year
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - Aspen Pharmacare aims to secure subSaharan African approval for Eli Lilly's blockbuster weightloss drug Mounjaro as early as this year, its CEO said...
Thomson Reuters Mar 04, 2026
