South Korea’s military chief says Russian tech possibly went into North Korea’s new missile

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday that Russian technology possibly went into North Korea’s new intercontinental ballistic missile. Nuclear-armed North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade last week. The chairman was answering a lawmaker’s question during a parliament hearing. (Reporting …

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Indian textile exporters turn to Europe, offer discounts to offset US tariffs

By Anmol Choubey (Reuters) -Indian textile exporters are seeking new buyers in Europe and offering discounts to existing U.S. customers to cushion the blow from steep U.S. tariffs of as much as 50%, industry executives said. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs in August on Indian imports, placing them among the highest for any trading partner, …

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SpaceX completes 11th Starship test before debuting upgraded prototype

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed it in the Indian Ocean, the last flight before the company begins test-launching a new version of the giant rocket outfitted with more features for moon and Mars missions. Starship, which includes the Starship upper stage …

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Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on innovation, growth and ‘creative destruction’

(Refiles to fix dropped quotation mark in paragraph 27) By Johan Ahlander, Jonathan Allen and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize on Monday for their work on how innovation and the forces of “creative destruction” can drive economic growth and lift living standards across …

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Analysis-From menacing to ‘cool’: How views on China have shifted in Vietnam

By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Dozens of young Vietnamese women lined up for hours last month to catch a glimpse of “cool” troops marching through Hanoi in a huge military parade. But it was not their own soldiers they were looking out for. It was the Chinese contingent. The scene reflects a …

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Around 6,000 students in Malaysia infected with influenza, prompting school closures

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Around 6,000 students in Malaysia have been infected with influenza and some schools have been closed for the safety of children and staff, an education ministry official said. “We already have extensive experience in dealing with infectious diseases from the COVID-19 pandemic,”  director general Mohd Azam Ahmad said on Monday, according to …

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Rio Tinto says strong year-end iron ore push needed as China demand surges

(Reuters) -Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it needs a strong year-end finish to meet its iron ore shipment target, even as Chinese demand gathered pace as global economies front-loaded investment ahead of looming tariffs. Iron ore prices have surged to their highest levels since February, driven by targeted infrastructure stimulus in China that boosted steel …

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