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US urges parties to accept Honduras vote outcome after Trump-backed Asfura wins
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday urged all parties to accept the outcome of Honduras’ presidential election where Nasry Asfura, the conservative National Party […]
Atmospheric river drenches Los Angeles, triggers widespread flooding
LOS ANGELES, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Torrential rains drenched Southern California on Wednesday, unleashing widespread flash flooding as authorities urged motorists to stay off roads and residents living downslope of […]
Singapore customers can get insurance at banks and more
Banks are one of the biggest distribution channels for insurers, under a tie-up known as bancassurance, where insurance products are sold to the bank’s customers. Read full story Date: 25 […]
Vietnam credit growth expected to reach 20%
Credit growth in 2026 is expected to be around 20%, driven by public investment and the recovery of production and business activities, analysts say. Read full story Date: 25 December, […]
Fruit and vegetable exports rebound
Reversing a period of negative growth, Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable industry has staged a spectacular recovery, generating nearly US$5bil in revenue from the Chinese market. Read full story Date: 25 […]
Infrastructure borrowing slumps to six-year low
China’s local borrowing for infrastructure spending is on pace to hit a six-year low, as Beijing clamps down on risks in a strategy shift that calls into question its promise […]
Hong Kong plans crypto and infrastructure rules for insurers
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority is proposing a slate of new rules to set up a capital framework for assets including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure – an unprecedented move that would […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of long-range missile, building of nuclear submarine, KCNA says
SEOUL, Dec 25 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw test-firing of a long-range surface-to-air missile at a test site near the East Sea on Wednesday, state media […]
ICE agents involved in Maryland shooting, injuring two
Dec 24 (Reuters) – Federal immigration agents were involved in a shooting on Wednesday that left one person shot and wounded and another with injuries, authorities said. Read full story […]
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
VATICAN CITY, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no […]