Toyota to recall over 144,000 U.S. vehicles over rear view camera issue, NHTSA says
March 25 (Reuters) - Toyota is recalling 144,200 vehicles in the U.S. as rearview camera images may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse, increasing the risk of a crash, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ...
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China urges Japan to punish suspect in Tokyo embassy break-in
BEIJING, March 25 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged Tokyo to bring the full weight of the law against an individual who broke into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday. The perpetrator, armed with an 18-centimetre (7.1 ...
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February shipments of foreign-branded phones in China fall 7.7% from a year ago, CAICT data shows
BEIJING, March 25 (Reuters) - Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones in China for February, including Apple's iPhones, fell 7.7% from the same month last year, Reuters calculations based on data released by a government-affiliated research fi...
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Thai tanker safely transits Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran
BANGKOK, March 25 (Reuters) - A Thai oil tanker has safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic coordination between Thailand and Iran, and was not required to pay to escape the blockade, a Thai official and the oil major that owns...
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UK inflation holds at 3.0% in February
LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - British consumer price inflation held at an annual rate of 3.0% in February, unchanged from January's rate, official figures showed on Wednesday, ahead of a likely upward lurch as war in the Middle East pushes up prices. ...
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Chinese food delivery giants surge as regulator, state media call end to price war
HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-listed shares of delivery platform Meituan surged on Wednesday after Chinese state media and the regulator urged the industry to end a bleeding price war. (Reporting by Jiaxing Li in Hong Kong and Li Gu in S...
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Asia looks to COVID-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis
March 25 (Reuters) - Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the COVID pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war. Asia is at the frontline of the...
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GM to invest $600 million in its South Korean unit
SEOUL, March 25 (Reuters) - General Motors, which received a South Korea government rescue package in 2018 to stay in the Asian country, said on Wednesday it plans to invest $600 million in its local unit to upgrade manufacturing facilities and produ...
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Analysis-Western powers were unable to secure shipping in the Red Sea. Hormuz will be harder
By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul LOS ANGELES/LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - The Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect the Strait of Hormuz for energy shipping face a stark reality: a similar effort in the Red Sea that started years earli...
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Air Liquide executive: will allocate helium volume from other places in the world
By Wen-Yee Lee TAICHUNG, Taiwan, March 25 (Reuters) - French industrial gases group Air Liquide on Wednesday said a short-term helium shortage is expected due to the conflict in the Middle East, adding it plans to reallocate helium supplies from othe...
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