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By Martin Quin Pollard WUZHOU, China (Reuters) -Chinese investigators began examining the cockpit voice recorder from a China Eastern Airlines jet that plunged into mountainside with 132 people on board as recovery crews searched muddy fields on Thursd…

By Tom Westbrook and Kevin Buckland SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar found some support in Asia on Thursday as commodity currencies took a breather from a steep rally driven by rising prices for exports, while a recovery in the U.S. bond mar…

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s troubled Toshiba Corp goes into a critical shareholder vote later on Thursday facing very long odds for winning support for its plan to spin-off its devices business. Its top three shareholders – Effissimo C…

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said he has been raising concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to attend the next G20 summit in Indonesia this year. “The idea of sitting around a table with Vladi…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore-based commodity trader Olam International Ltd said on Thursday it does not expect the IPO of its food ingredients unit to take place during the planned second quarter. Olam had announced plans in August for Olam Food Ing…

(Reuters) -The United States Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday received a list of its diplomats that were declared “persona non grata”, a State Department spokesperson said, in what Russian media said was a reponse to a U.S. move ousting Russian staff at …

By Andreas Rinke, Kate Abnett and Jarrett Renshaw BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union and United States are set to unveil a deal on Friday to supply Europe with more U.S. liquefied natural gas, sources told Reuters, as the European bloc seeks to qui…

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Russian-drafted call for aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine that does not mention Moscow’s role in the crisis failed at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, with only Russia and China voting yes and the remain…

By Philip Blenkinsop and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will distribute 500 million euros ($550 million) to help farmers and allow them to grow crops on fallow land to mitigate food price spikes and potential shortages result…

By Tassilo Hummel and Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) -Renault SA, the Western carmaker most exposed to the Russian market, said on Wednesday it would suspend operations at its plant in Moscow while it assesses options on its majority stake in Avtovaz…