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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Communist Party has appointed Lan Foan as the new finance ministry party chief, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Lan will replace Liu Kun in that role, though Liu is still the finance minister – a post he has held since 2018. Lan, 61, was previously the party chief of the northern Chinese Shanxi province. His departure from that post was announced by state media […]

By Jeff Mason PHOENIX (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Thursday warning that the United States faces a threat to its democracy, returning to an attack against Republican Donald Trump and his allies that may boost Biden’s chances of re-election next year. Biden’s remarks in Phoenix, Arizona, will also honor the legacy of the late Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee who […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court dismissed on Thursday murder charges against four forestry officials over the 2014 disappearance of a prominent land rights activist, citing lack of evidence in a case that had prompted uproar among civil society groups. In April 2014, rangers detained Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen in Kaeng Krachan National Park, southwest of the capital of Bangkok, but he never appeared at a police station for processing and […]

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a partial shutdown of the U.S. government just three days away, the Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to take a procedural vote on Thursday on a bipartisan short term spending measure that has already been rejected by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled House is set to continue voting on amendments to four appropriations bills that have no chance of becoming law, […]

(Reuters) – South Africa’s RCL Foods said on Thursday its poultry unit Rainbow has culled 410,000 chickens due to the country’s worst outbreak of avian flu, heightening fears of chicken meat and egg shortages. The outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), a bird flu which spreads rapidly in an infected flock causing a high death rate, has already impacted table egg supplies in the country and producers have warned […]

By Sheila Dang and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Social media platform X could turn a profit in early 2024, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said on Wednesday, during a wide-ranging interview in which she defended the company’s progress under billionaire owner Elon Musk. The appearance at Vox Media’s Code conference comes as Yaccarino marked 100 days as CEO of the platform formerly known as Twitter. She has faced questions over […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Leonardo air booking system developed by state company Rostec is experiencing a massive cyberattack, it said on Thursday. “We are working to repel it. In the near future, the system will work again in normal mode,” Rostec said in a statement. (Reportind by Reuters) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Phil Stewart, Evan Garcia SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) -U.S. Army Private Travis King landed at a U.S. military base in Texas early on Thursday after being expelled from North Korea following his surprise dash across the heavily militarized border two months ago, CNN reported. King arrived on a U.S. military flight, landing at Kelly Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, CNN cited a U.S. defense department official as […]

(Reuters) -China’s Dalian Wanda Group has started negotiations on a proposal to avoid repaying about 30 billion yuan ($4.11 billion) to investors in its commercial property management business if it fails to complete its initial public offering (IPO) this year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The Chinese conglomerate recently told investors that an IPO of the unit, Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group Co, will likely take place next year, Bloomberg […]

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish soccer club Barcelona are under formal investigation for suspected bribery in a probe spanning two decades of activities at the country’s refereeing committee, according to a court document seen by Reuters on Thursday. Investigating judge Joaquin Aguirre Lopez said earlier in September that Barcelona may have benefited from “possible systemic corruption”. In a statement in February, Barcelona denied any wrongdoing. In March, prosecutors filed a complaint […]