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Congo files complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals

Some Congo mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres of civilians, mass rapes and other crimes. Apple has said none of smelters or refiners of 3T minerals had financed those groups

In relief for investors, Pfizer 2025 profit forecast in line with estimates

Shares of the drugmaker rose nearly 3 per cent to $25.98 in premarket trading after the company also said it was expecting 2025 sales of its Covid-19 vaccine and drug to be consistent

Canada's inflation rate dips to 1.9% in November driven by price slowdown

After the substantial reduction in interest rates, triggered by the return of inflation to the bank's target this year, BoC Governor Tiff Macklem indicated last week that further cuts would be more

LG Energy Solution, JSW discuss $1.5 bn EV battery manufacturing venture

The two companies have signed an initial agreement to form an equal partnership in which LGES will contribute the technology and equipment for making batteries and JSW will invest money

Fed policymakers likely to project fewer rate cuts next year, and why

It may not be all that surprising that a growth upgrade for next year may be back in the cards again this week when Fed policymakers gather to deliver what is expected to be a third interest rate cut

Bangladesh's electricity imports from Adani plant drop 33% in November

Fuel oil use for power generation in Bangladesh surged 47.8% in November, up for the third straight month after declining for 21 consecutive months, a Reuters review of data from Bangladesh's power

Oil dips on demand concerns, focus on US Fed interest rate decision

Brent crude futures eased 32 cents to $73.59 a barrel at 0949 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 44 cents at $70.27 a barrel

India's gold imports poise for slowdown in Dec after record Nov purchase

Lower imports by India, the world's second-biggest consumer of the precious metal, could cap a rally in global prices that hit a record high in October

Beijing urges Trump administration to make 'right choice' on US-China ties

The remarks followed President-elect Trump telling his first news conference since his election victory six weeks ago that Chinese President Xi Jinping had been a friend

China ready to enhance trust with India at border talks: Foreign Ministry

Wang and Doval are set to meet in Beijing on Wednesday in a resumption of talks under their special representatives dialogue mechanism since deadly border clashes soured ties four years ago

Seci's Adani solar deal faces scrutiny after being approved against advice

Two years earlier, Andhra Pradesh's energy regulator had said in a 10-year forecast the state had no short-term need for solar power

Canada govt adrift after finance minister resigns, Trump tariffs loom

Freeland had headed a special cabinet committee on Canada-US relations and was working closely with the 10 provinces to ensure a united response

Japan, India startups to study laser satellites to combat space debris

Tokyo-based Orbital Lasers and Indian robotics company InspeCity said they would study business opportunities for in-space services

Meta adds live translation, AI video features to Ray-Ban smart glasses

The latest update adds video to Meta's AI chatbot assistant, which allows the Ray-Ban smart glasses to process what the user is seeing and respond to questions in real-time

Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow; probe on

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building

Alibaba to sell intime department stores for $1 billion amid restructuring

The deal comes as Alibaba looks to shift focus from its dominance in China's retail sector to its core e-commerce and cloud operations

China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025, up from 3%

These targets are usually not announced officially until an annual parliament meeting in March. They could still change before the legislative session

China capital markets outflow hits record high in Nov after Trump poll win

Cross-border receipts from portfolio investments were $188.9 billion, while payments totalled $234.6 billion

US sanctions target North Korea and Russia over military cooperation

The sanctions, which list North Korean banks, generals and other officials, as well as Russian oil shipping companies, are the latest US measure aimed at disrupting North Korea's support to Russia

US moves to boost crackdown on China Telecom's unit over data privacy

There is growing alarm in Washington about China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies