Laschet sieht Frankreich in “Teufelskreis” und Wirtschaftskrise

Berlin (Reuters) – Der Vorsitzende des Auswärtigen Ausschusses im Bundestag, Armin Laschet, hat sich besorgt über die Regierungskrise in Frankreich geäußert. “Frankreich ist unfähig zu weitreichenden Sozialreformen”, sagte der CDU-Politiker am Dienstag im Deutschlandfunk. “Die Wirtschaftslage, auch die Finanzlage Frankreichs, ist in der Tat dramatisch”, fügte er hinzu. Nach Griechenland und Italien gehöre es zu …

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UK regulator imposes $117 million penalty against Anglian Water, South West Water

(Reuters) -British regulator Ofwat on Tuesday confirmed an 86-million-pound ($116.76 million) penalty against Anglian Water and South West Water over the companies’ failure to maintain their sewage works and networks. Anglian Water and its shareholders will fund a total enforcement package of 62.8 million pounds, and South West Water will fund an enforcement package of …

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Malaysia deputy PM says Petronas received threat to ‘burn’ LNG facilities, state media reports

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A security warning by Malaysian authorities for liquefied natural gas facilities was issued after an employee at state energy firm Petronas received a threat by phone to burn them down, a deputy premier said, according to state media. Petronas, or Petroliam Nasional Berhad, confirmed it was working with authorities after the …

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El diálogo comercial entre Corea del Sur y EEUU está estancado por el cambio de divisas, según Seúl

Por Yena Park y Jihoon Lee SEÚL, 9 sep (Reuters) – Las negociaciones de Corea del Sur para finalizar un acuerdo comercial con Estados Unidos se están retrasando debido a problemas de divisas y Seúl ha pedido a Washington que ayude a encontrar una manera de limitar cualquier impacto en el mercado de un paquete …

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Plain speaking economist, Purbaya, takes helm as Indonesia’s finance minister

By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) -Just a few months before being named Indonesia’s new finance minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, raised eyebrows in markets by calling the International Monetary Fund “stupid” for cutting its growth outlook for Southeast Asia’s largest economy. “Don’t believe the IMF. If you want economic prediction, ask me. I …

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China, Russia, Mongolia step up security ties with border exercise

BEIJING (Reuters) -China, Russia and Mongolia held their first joint border defence drills this week, the Chinese military said on Tuesday, underscoring closer security coordination among the three neighbours. The exercise, called “Border Defence Cooperation – 2025”, took place on Monday and Tuesday in an unidentified border region shared by the three countries, the People’s …

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Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, firewall

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media, in one of the most comprehensive examples of state surveillance outside China, Amnesty International said. The rights watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday that Pakistan’s growing monitoring …

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India revs up alternate EV motor tests as China curbs rare earths exports

By Aditi Shah FARIDABAD, India (Reuters) -In a 3,500 square foot laboratory in Faridabad, northern India, engineers are fast-tracking tests on an EV motor that could help alleviate one of New Delhi’s most pressing trade and diplomatic challenges: its reliance on China for rare earths. Unlike regular EV motors, the one being tested by Sterling …

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La flotilla para Gaza dice que su barco fue alcanzado por un dron en aguas de Túnez, que lo niega

Por Enas Alashray y Tarek Amara 9 sep (Reuters) – La Flotilla Global Sumud para Gaza (GSF, por sus siglas en inglés) declaró el martes que uno de sus barcos principales fue alcanzado por un avión no tripulado en un puerto de Túnez, aunque los seis pasajeros y la tripulación están a salvo. El Ministerio …

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