India eyes record cotton buying as imports, US tariffs dampen prices

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) -India is expected to purchase a record volume of cotton from farmers in the upcoming season, as domestic prices face pressure from cheaper imports and weakening demand following hefty U.S. tariffs on textile exports, industry officials told Reuters. Cotton consumption in the world’s second-largest producer has slowed, with exporters reporting …

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Factbox-Earthquakes have frequently hit Afghanistan, Pakistan in recent years

(Reuters) -More than 1,100 people died and thousands were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the rugged eastern region of Afghanistan, the latest such event following an increase in seismic activity. Here are previous similar disasters of recent years in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, which lies at the intersection of the Indian and Eurasian …

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Xi to flaunt China’s vision of new global order at military parade

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will host his country’s largest-ever military parade this week, as he seeks to recast Beijing as the custodian of a post-U.S. international order at a time of deep geopolitical uncertainty. More than 20 world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong …

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Tesla’s China-made EV sales drop on year in August, but jump on month

BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle sales dropped 4% in August from a year earlier, following an 8.4% fall in July, as the U.S. automaker refreshed its aging lineup in China’s hyper-competitive market. However, deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles made at Tesla’s Shanghai factory, including exports to Europe and other markets, surged …

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La Premier League gasta la cifra récord de 3.000 millones de libras en un frenesí de fichajes

LONDRES, 2 sep (Reuters) -El traspaso de Alexander Isak del Newcastle United al Liverpool el lunes, por una cifra récord en el fútbol inglés  de 125 millones de libras (169 millones de dólares), completó un verano de gastos desorbitados en la Premier League. El traspaso del delantero sueco, junto con otras operaciones millonarias en el …

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Malaysia summons TikTok management over delays in tackling fake news, report says

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian authorities have summoned TikTok’s top management over the social media company’s alleged delays in tackling fake news on its platform, state news agency Bernama reported on Tuesday, citing Malaysia’s communications minister. Minister Fahmi Fadzil said TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, had been too slow in responding to requests for assistance in …

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