World28 Jun 2017 | 10:32 AM* Venezuelan police helicopter fires on Supreme Court, ministry
* Maduro calls incident "a terrorist attack"
* Socialist leader has faced three months of protests
* Demonstrators seek elections, relief from economic crisis
By Silene Ramírez and Eyanir Chinea
CARACAS, Jun 28 (Reuters) A Venezuelan police helicopter strafed the Supreme Court and a government ministry, escalating the OPEC nation's political crisis in what President Nicolas Maduro called an attack by "terrorists" seeking a coup.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 10:28 AMSHANGHAI, Jun 28 (Reuters) China's yuan on Wednesday extended the previous day's gain against the US dollar, which traders attributed to a significantly firmer midpoint setting and support from major state-owned banks.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 10:28 AMBy Gopal Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jun 28 (Reuters) Nepalis began voting in the second round of local elections today, a key step towards holding a general election later this year that would complete a near decade-long democratic transition after the abolition of its monarchy.
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28 Jun 2017 | 10:17 AMBEIJING, Jun 28 (Reuters) Newly appointed US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said today there is a need to work together with China on some pressing issues, such as North Korea and expanding trade.
Sharesee more..28 Jun 2017 | 10:05 AM* Wheat extends two-day gains to more than 1 pct
* USDA pegs condition of crop below market expectations
* Corn edges higher, soybean prices firm
By Colin Packham
SYDNEY, Jun 28 (Reuters) US wheat edged up on Wednesday
to extend two-day gains to more than 1 percent, with concerns
that dry weather would hit crops in key producing regions.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 10:03 AMBy Swati Pandey and Charlotte Greenfield
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jun 28 (Reuters) The Australian dollar stood near three-week lows on Wednesday versus a euro hoisted up by remarks from European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi, which were seen as signalling a change in its super-easy policy stance.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 10:01 AM* Vote on US healthcare reform delayed until next month
* Euro soars after Draghi says ECB could adjust policy tools
* Crude oil futures steady after their overnight surge
By Lisa Twaronite
TOKYO, Jun 28 (Reuters) Asian shares slumped on Wednesday after Wall Street was knocked hard in the wake of a delay to a US healthcare reform vote, while the euro rallied after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hinted that the ECB could trim its stimulus this year.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 10:00 AMBy Sindhu Chandrasekaran
Undated, Jun 28 (Reuters) Australian shares recouped early losses to trade higher on Wednesday with miners among the biggest gainers following a rise in commodity prices.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:59 AMBEIJING, Jun 28 (Reuters) China's iron ore rallied more than 3 percent on Wednesday, hitting its highest in a month and extending recent gains as investors piled into the market ahead of the quarter end and on a revival in appetite for bulk commodities.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:57 AM* Chinese firms say revenue, hiring improved in Q2 - survey
* But inventories hit highest level on record
* Companies still borrowing despite higher rates
* But there are signs of tougher times ahead for businesses
BEIJING, Jun 28 (Reuters) China's economy continued to improve in the second quarter, with corporate profits rising and hiring up, a private survey showed, but it suggested the Asian giant may have to brace for tougher times ahead even though firms have been able to weather a tighter financing environment.
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28 Jun 2017 | 9:56 AMSHANGHAI, Jun 28 (Reuters) China's central bank set the yuan midpoint at 6 point 8053 per dollar on Wednesday, lifting it 239 pips from the previous day's fixing to its strongest level since June 19.
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28 Jun 2017 | 9:51 AMWASHINGTON, Jun 28 (Reuters) US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Textron Systems Chief Executive Ellen Lord for the position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, the White House said in a statement.
Sharesee more..28 Jun 2017 | 9:32 AM* Venezuelan police helicopter fires on Supreme Court, ministry
* Maduro calls incident "a terrorist attack"
* Socialist leader has faced three months of protests
* Demonstrators seek elections, relief from economic crisis
By Silene Ramírez and Eyanir Chinea
CARACAS, Jun 28 (Reuters) A Venezuelan police helicopter strafed the Supreme Court and a government ministry, escalating the OPEC nation's political crisis in what President Nicolas Maduro called an attack by "terrorists" seeking a coup.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:17 AMHONG KONG, Jun 28 (Reuters) Hong Kong's second board hit a fresh record low on Wednesday, with shares of penny stocks plunging as investors raced to reduce their exposure to the highly volatile market.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:17 AMBy Keith Coffman
DENVER, Jun 27 (Reuters) Federal prosecutors appealed against a US judge's order allowing the release of a Colorado man held for more than five years while awaiting trial on charges of providing support to a suspected Islamist group in his native Uzbekistan.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:16 AMBEIJING, Jun 28 (Reuters) The United States hopes that more varieties of its genetically modified corn will be approved for import by Beijing, the US ambassador to China said on Wednesday.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:13 AM* US crude, gasoline inventories rise against expectations -API
* Vitol expects crude at $40-$55 a barrel next few quarters
By Henning Gloystein
SINGAPORE, Jun 28 (Reuters) Oil markets were steady to lower on Wednesday after a report of rising US fuel and crude inventories underscored concerns that a three-year supply glut is far from over.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:12 AM* US ambassador hopes Liu can get cancer treatment outside China
* President Trump's top representative in China arrived yesterday
* Nobel laureate Liu was serving 11-year jail term for subversion
* Ambassador Branstad seen as an old friend of China
By Michael Martina
BEIJING, Jun 28 (Reuters) Newly appointed US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad today said the United States would like to see Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo treated elsewhere for cancer, and that the two countries must work together on human rights.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 9:11 AMSHANGHAI, Jun 28 (Reuters) China's state-owned Agricultural Development Bank of China plans to issue yuan bonds to both onshore and offshore investors on July 3, coinciding with the country's launch of a "Bond Connect" scheme to link its nearly $10 trillion bond market with overseas investors.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 7:46 AMBy Linda Sieg
TOKYO, Jun 28 (Reuters) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government, its ratings slipping over suspicions of favouritism, has suffered a fresh embarrassment when his defense minister made politically sensitive remarks just days ahead of a key local election.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:56 AMWASHINGTON, Jun 28 (Reuters) Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that there would be no negotiations over demands by the kingdom and other Arab states for Qatar to stop supporting terrorism.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:54 AMBy Daniel Wiessner
Undated, Jun 28 (Reuters) US President Donald Trump said he had picked an employment lawyer who has represented companies and business groups for a vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:52 AMTRIPOLI, Jun 28 (Reuters) Red Crescent volunteers recovered the bodies of 24 migrants that were washed up in an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as large-scale rescues were made in the Mediterranean.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:38 AMBy Keith Coffman
DENVER, Jun 28 (Reuters) A federal judge agreed to review the constitutionality of a US State Department policy of refusing to grant passports to people who identify as neither male nor female.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:27 AMBy Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Jun 28 (Reuters) Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, appeared before the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, which has begun interviewing witnesses in its probe of how Russia may have influenced the 2016 election.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:25 AMBy Sue-Lin Wong
URUMQI, China, Jun 28 (Reuters) The economy of the vast Xinjiang region in far western China is officially growing at a robust pace, faster than the country as a whole.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:06 AMWASHINGTON, Jun 28 (Reuters) Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said a meeting between Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump on healthcare was helpful and he expressed optimism the Senate would eventually pass a bill to repeal Obamacare.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 5:03 AMWASHINGTON, Jun 28 (Reuters) The US House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously today to reaffirm the NATO alliance's guarantee that all members defend each other, weeks after President Donald Trump raised doubts about Washington's support for the agreement.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 1:04 AMGUATEMALA CITY, Jun 27 (Reuters) Javier Duarte, a former state governor of Mexico's ruling party who was arrested in Guatemala in mid-April and faces prosecution in his homeland for embezzlement and organized crime, agreed in court today to be extradited to Mexico.
Sharesee more.. 28 Jun 2017 | 12:57 AMBERLIN, Jun 27 (Reuters) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that global trade was not a zero-sum game and that she would seek to establish a rules-based commerce system that benefits all, striking a compromising tone before a G20 summit next week.
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