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BRIEF-HUTCHMED Announces $608 Mln Divestment Of Non-Core Joint Venture
Jan 1 (Reuters) - HUTCHMED (China) Ltd 0013.HK:HUTCHMED ANNOUNCES US$608 MILLION DIVESTMENT OF NON-CORE JOINT VENTUREHUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD - DIVESTMENT PROCEEDS TO ADVANCE HUTCHMED'S PIPELINE AND CORE INNOVATIVE MEDICINES BUSINESSHUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD - HUTCHMED EXPECTS TO RECORD A GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
North Korea's Kim Jong Un attends New Year's celebrations with daughter, KCNA reports
SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attended New Year's celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing display, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Senior North Korean officials joined them in watching the events, state media photos showed. There ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
Adds Choi's response, paragraph 3By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok's approval of two new judges to a court se...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-Next nuclear talks between Iran and three European countries due on Jan 13
Adds details, context DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and three European countries will take place on Jan. 13 in Geneva, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency cited the country's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi as saying on Wednesday.Iran held talks...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Next talks between Iran and three European countries due on Jan 13, ISNA says
DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The next round of talks between Iran and three European countries is set to be held on Jan. 13 in Geneva, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday.Iran held a round of talks about its disputed nuclear programme in November, 2024 with Britain, France and Ge...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Tennis-Dimitrov advances in Brisbane, end of Djokovic-Kyrgios doubles journey
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Grigor Dimitrov stayed on course for his title defence but women's second seed Emma Navarro was stunned by local favourite Kimberly Birrell at the Brisbane International on Wednesday.Two-time men's champion Dimitrov downed Aleksandar Vukic 6-2 7-6(5) to advance to the quarter-final...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Ukraine destroys 63 Russian drones in overnight strike, Kyiv says
KYIV, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military shot down 63 out of 111 attack drones launched by Russia during an overnight air strike, Kyiv's air force said on Wednesday.It added that another 46 drones were "locationally lost" without any negative consequences, likely a result of electronic jamming...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-South Korea crash investigation ramps up as funeral procedures begin
Data from cockpit voice recorder has been extractedFlight data recorder to be sent to US for analysisMore US officials arrive to help with the probeAll victims now identified, funeral procedures startReflects black boxes' status updates, paragraphs 3-4; statement from bereaved family member, paragra...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
BRIEF-Nio Inc Says 31,138 Vehicles Were Delivered In December 2024, Increasing By 72.9% Year-Over-Year
Jan 1 (Reuters) - NIO Inc 9866.HK:NIO INC - 31,138 VEHICLES WERE DELIVERED IN DECEMBER 2024, INCREASING BY 72.9% YEAR-OVER-YEARNIO INC - 72,689 VEHICLES WERE DELIVERED IN THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2024, INCREASING BY 45.2% YEAR-OVER-YEARNIO INC - 221,970 VEHICLES WERE DELIVERED IN 2024 IN TOTAL, I...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Tennis-Kazakhstan end Germany's title defence in United Cup
SYDNEY, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan shattered Germany's title defence at the United Cup on Wednesday and secured their place in the semi-finals of the mixed team tennis tournament.Elena Rybakina put Kazakhstan ahead with a comprehensive 6-3 6-1 victory over Laura Siegemund in the first match of the...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok's approved of two new judges to a court set to decide Yoon's fate.Yoon's ch...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
South Korea plane crash black box to be sent to US for analysis, ministry says
SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's transport ministry said on Wednesday it will send the flight data recorder of the plane which fatally crashed on Sunday to the United States for analysis. All 175 passengers and four of six crew were killed on Sunday when the Jeju Air 089590.KS jet belly-lande...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
BRIEF-Xpeng Announces Vehicle Delivery Results For December And Fourth Quarter 2024
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Xpeng Inc 9868.HK:XPENG ANNOUNCES VEHICLE DELIVERY RESULTS FOR DECEMBER AND FOURTH QUARTER 2024XPENG - 36,695 UNITS DELIVERED IN DECEMBER 2024, AN 82% INCREASE YEAR-OVER-YEARXPENG - 190,068 UNITS DELIVERED FOR FULL YEAR 2024, A 34% INCREASE YEAR-OVER-YEARXPENG - 91,507 UNITS DELIVE...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Russia launches New Year drone strike on Kyiv, officials say
KYIV, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Russia launched a drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, causing damage in at least two districts, city officials said.Kyiv's air force warned of drones approaching the city as an air-raid alert was declared. Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said air-defences w...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
BRIEF-Savola Unit Signs Binding SPA To Sell Its Entire Businesses In Iran
Jan 1 (Reuters) - SAVOLA GROUP 2050.SE:SIGNING OF A BINDING SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY ITS SUBSIDIARY SAVOLA FOODS COMPANY WITH A FOREIGN INVESTORTRANSACTION AMOUNT SAR 705 MILLIONSPA FOR SALE OF ITS ENTIRE BUSINESSES IN IRANSource text: ID:nSSE5TtFzqFurther company coverage: 2050.SE ((Reuters.B...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
South Korea crash investigation ramps up as funeral procedures begin
Data from cockpit voice recorder has been extractedInvestigators still working to get data from flight recorderMore U.S. officials arrive to help with the probeAll victims now identified, funeral procedures startBy Hyonhee Shin and Eduardo Baptista SEOUL/MUAN COUNTY, South Korea, Jan 1 (Reuters) ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala overtakes Saudi Arabia's PIF as world's top wealth fund spender
Mubadala deploys $29.2 bln in 2024, up from $17.5 bln-Global SWFSovereign funds from Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia invested record $82 bln Sovereign investments in digitisation, including AI, reach $27.7 bln By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company acc...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Soccer-Coach Jackson denies players' attitude is derailing Mariners' title defence
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Central Coast Mariners' head coach Mark Jackson has dismissed suggestions his side's poor form is due to a bad attitude within his squad as the reigning A-League champions continue to struggle at the wrong end of the standings.Mariners have failed to replicate the form that deliver...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 2-Trump says will attend Jimmy Carter's funeral
Adds Trump's comments about the H-1B visa program in paragraphs 8-10By Nathan Layne WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 31 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said he would attend next week's state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, and predic...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
