Chinese authorities have charged a former deputy governor of the central bank with accepting bribes. The state prosecutor’s office in the central city of Huanggang announced it had filed charges against Fan Yifei with a…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil rigs are seen at Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas drilling, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) –…
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Mortgage borrowers breathed a sign of relief following a recent pause in the Bank of England’s 14-month campaign of base rate hikes. Led by the US Federal Reserve, many of the world’s major central banks,…
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In 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion. To address such costs, the federal government is proposing a national digital identity scheme that will let people prove their identity without having…
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3/3 © Reuters. Liberia-flagged bulk carriers Eneida and Ying Hao 01 are seen in the sea as they leave the sea ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near Odesa, Ukraine October…
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From US car factories to public sector workers in Nigeria and South Africa, strikes by trade unions continue unabated among the established sectors of the working class. In Detroit in the US, workers are resisting…
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Former governor Ian Macfarlane has hit out at planned changes to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) board structure, saying it would pose “huge risks” to the institution. Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers commissioned an independent…
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© Reuters. Investing.com – finished the last trading day of September down while posting weekly, monthly and even quarterly gains as the price of America’s favorite fuel for indoor heating and cooling neared the key…
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Pressure on the UK government to confirm its plans for the controversial HS2 high-speed rail project is growing as the Conservative party prepares for its annual conference. Much of the country is keen to hear…
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Food waste is a global problem with approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted each year throughout the food lifecycle – from the farm to food manufacturers and households. Across the food supply chain, Australians…
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