Union weist Klingbeils Steuerpläne geschlossen zurück

Berlin (Reuters) – Die Union hat Steuererhöhungen eine klare Absage erteilt. Führende Politiker von CDU und CSU wiesen einen entsprechenden Vorstoß von Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) zurück. “Das ist jetzt nicht die Zeit, um über Steuererhöhungen auch nur nachzudenken”, sagte Unionsfraktionschef Jens Spahn dem Magazin “Focus” am Dienstag einem Vorabbericht zufolge. Er verwies auf die …

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Europäer und Trump forcieren Ukraine-Verhandlungen

(Durchgehend neu nach Ende der Beratungen) – von Andrea Shalal und Andreas Rinke und Max Hunder Washington (Reuters) – Bei den Beratungen zwischen US-Präsident Donald Trump und mehreren europäischen Regierungen zum Ukraine-Krieg hat es offenbar Fortschritte gegeben. Es sei in den kommenden zwei Wochen ein Treffen des ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj mit dem russischen Staatsoberhaupt …

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Indonesia plans quick-to-build oil refineries for US crude, doubts persist

By Fransiska Nangoy and Jeslyn Lerh JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Indonesia plans to build a network of small modular refineries to process U.S. and domestic oil, aiming to reduce gasoline imports, but analysts warn the switch in strategy from large-scale refining facilities could prove uneconomical. The prefabricated refinery units, which can be constructed faster and more cheaply …

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India curbs solar power output to keep grid stable amid low demand, ministry says

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Sethuraman N R SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India is curbing solar output during periods of low demand to keep its power grid stable and to ease congestion in power lines as green energy supply rises, its Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) told Reuters. Congestion in power lines due to some …

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Responding to Trump invasion comments, Taiwan says must rely on itself for security

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan must rely on itself for its security, the island’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump saying Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he would not invade the island while Trump was in office. Democratic Taiwan has over the past five years or so faced ramped up military …

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Malaysia’s July exports jump 6.8% y/y, much stronger than market forecast

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s exports jumped by an unexpectedly strong 6.8% in July from a year earlier, driven by a surge in shipments of electrical and electronic products, government data showed on Tuesday. Exports had been expected to decline by 3.9% in annual terms, according to the median estimate of  economists surveyed by Reuters. The rise in …

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Death toll from blast at factory in Ryazan rises to 25, Russia says

(Reuters) -The death toll from an unexplained blast last week at a factory in Russia’s Ryazan region has risen to at least 25, with a total 158 people injured so far, Russia’s ministry for emergency services said on social media on Tuesday. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Himani Sarkar)