IMF chief expects to keep 2023 global growth forecast steady at about 2.7%

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund is not likely to downgrade its forecast for 2.7% growth in 2023, the head of the global lender said on Thursday, noting that a feared oil price spike had failed to materialize and labor markets remained strong. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said 2023 would be …

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Indonesian businessman fined over $370 million for stock manipulation

By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian corruption court on Thursday found businessman Benny Tjokrosaputro guilty in a stock manipulation case involving state insurance firm Asabri and fined him 5.7 trillion rupiah ($371.67 million). Tjokrosaputro was spared a jail term because he is already serving a life sentence over a separate case in 2020 …

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Wisconsin, North Carolina ban TikTok from state devices on security concerns

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The governors of Wisconsin and North Carolina on Thursday signed orders banning TikTok on government devices due to cyber security concerns, joining other states and the federal government in prohibiting the use of the popular video app. In addition to banning Chinese-owned TikTok from state devices, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said …

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At least 11 die in Colombia as ELN rebels clash with dissident ex-FARC fighters

BOGOTA (Reuters) – At least 11 fighters have been killed during clashes in northeast Colombia between dissident former members of the now-demobilized FARC guerrilla movement and National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, the army said on Thursday. President Gustavo Petro has pledged to end the country’s nearly six-decade conflict between the government, rebels and crime gangs …

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Al menos 11 muertos dejan combates entre grupos armados en el noreste de Colombia

BOGOTÁ, 12 ene (Reuters) – Al menos 11 combatientes murieron en enfrentamientos entre disidentes de las FARC y rebeldes del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) que luchan por el control territorial de una zona del noreste de Colombia estratégica para el narcotráfico, en la frontera con Venezuela, informaron el jueves las autoridades. Los combates entre …

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Miles marchan exigiendo renuncia de Boluarte; ministro dimite pidiendo cambios en Perú

Por Marco Aquino LIMA, 12 ene (Reuters) -Miles de personas marcharon el jueves por las calles de Lima demandando el cierre del Congreso y la renuncia de la presidenta Dina Boluarte, que sufrió un golpe con la dimisión de uno de sus ministros exigiendo “cambios de rostros” en la dirección de Perú y un adelanto …

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‘Fabelmans,’ ‘Banshees’ win top awards as Hollywood re-embraces Golden Globes

By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) -“The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg’s movie inspired by his teen years, and dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” landed the top movie awards at the Golden Globes on Tuesday as Hollywood returned to a show that had been knocked off television by scandal. “The Fabelmans” was …

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Palm oil production in top Asian producers to remain tight in 2023

By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Palm oil production in the world’s largest producers, Indonesia and Malaysia, will remain squeezed this year amid anticipation of rising demand from key market China, industry officials said in a seminar on Thursday. The two Southeast Asian nations account for around 85% of the world’s exports, but output …

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