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Analysis-German bonds slip from most favoured havens in safety dash
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (760+ words) MILAN, March 5 (Reuters) " German government bonds are facing stiffer competition for investor cash from other traditional havens such as gold than they have for years, as German fiscal plans and the reduction of holdings by the European Central Bank raise…...
Australia shuts out Taiwan in WBC opener
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (186+ words) Robbie Perkins belted a two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians" Travis Bazzana added a solo "shot as Australia beat "Taiwan 3-0 on Thursday in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo. The contest marked the start of "round-robin…...
Merck KGaA sees earnings decline of up to 4%
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (81+ words) FRANKFURT, March "5 (Reuters) - "Germany's Merck KGaA "said "on "Thursday "it expects 2026 "adjusted "operating "profit "to "slip by up "to "4%, excluding currency "effects. (Reporting "by "Ludwig "Burger "and Patricia "Weiss, "Editing by Friederike "... Merck KGaA sees earnings decline of up to…...
Exclusive-Ukraine’s F-16 jets were starved of US-made missiles for weeks
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (1162+ words) KYIV, March 5 (Reuters) " Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets didn't have enough missiles to shoot down Russian drones and missiles for more than three weeks after supplies from Kyiv's partners dried up just as Moscow was preparing a massive winter air campaign, three…...
South Africa seeks local production of Gilead’s HIV prevention drug
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (439+ words) LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) " South Africa is asking local drugmakers to start a process to make Gilead Sciences" long-acting HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, domestically, in a push to bring production to the region where it is most needed. The "government is…...
Chinese military flights around Taiwan fall, Trump-Xi meeting may be factor
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (450+ words) TAIPEI, March 5 (Reuters) " Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could "signal Beijing is recalibrating…...
Morning Bid: ‘Bump on the road’ or gaping chasm?
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (284+ words) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift Is the crisis in the Middle East and its fallout on global markets just a "bump on the "road" or does it portend a long period…...
Australian court finds two ex-Star executives in breach of duty, regulator says
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (222+ words) March 5 (Reuters) " Australia's corporate regulator said on Thursday it has found two former senior executives of Star Entertainment "in breach of duties over the "handling of risks associated with money laundering and criminal activity. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission…...
Perishables to plane parts stranded as Middle East conflict hits air cargo
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (690+ words) By Allison Lampert, Lisa Baertlein and Julie Zhu March 5 (Reuters) " Shipments ranging from fresh produce to airplane parts are in limbo as an escalating Middle East conflict reduces the world's air cargo capacity by more than one-fifth and pushes up…...
China plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by around 3.8% in 2026
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (415+ words) China's new five-year plan, released on Thursday, called for replacing 30 million metric tons per "year of coal with renewables and pushing to reach peak coal, but did not put further limits on coal consumption. During the five-year plan that ended…...