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PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to…

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Five Chinese state-owned firms including China Life Insurance (601628.SS) and oil giant Sinopec (600028.SS) said Friday they would delist from the New York Stock Exchange, amid heightened diplomatic…

Aug 11 (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said on Thursday it plans on reopening its restaurants in Ukraine over the next few months in an early sign of western businesses returning to the country, even as the conflict with Russia…

Ukraine silent on how strike was carried outSatellite images show three craters, eight destroyed planes'It's very good,' says ex-head of CIARussian bombardment reported along frontlineKYIV, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Satellite pictures released…

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterLONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters…

Voter support slumps over party's ties to churchShake-up comes earlier than analysts had expectedChurch defends its right to participate in politicsKishida only chose ministers who will "review" ties to the groupTOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) -…

The receiver station of the Druzhba oil pipeline between Hungary and Russia is seen at the Hungarian MOL Group's Danube Refinery in Szazhalombatta, Hungary, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited…

TAIPEI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as a game-plan to prepare for an invasion of the…

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SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - At least eight people died in and around Seoul overnight, South Korean authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power, caused landslides and left roads and subways submerged.The southern…