By Lewis Jackson and Renju Jose
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday, after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people.
Relief teams in the Pacific nation have been trickling into the difficult-to-access northern Enga region since Friday though officials said the odds of finding... (continue reading...)
By Uditha Jayasinghe
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday to ensure inflation pressures remain in check as authorities look to foster economic stability and lift growth following the South Asian nation's worst financial crisis in decades.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) kept the Standing Deposit Facility Rate at 8.50% and the Standing Lending Facility Rate at 9.50%, it said in a... (continue reading...)
By Stella Qiu
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares held a mixed tone on Tuesday after rallying the previous session, as rising bets of an imminent European rate cut helped risk appetite ahead of some key inflation data.
A slew of European Central Bank officials said overnight the ECB has room to cut interest rates as inflation slows, underscoring expectations for a rate cut on June 6. With debate now shifting to subsequent moves, markets have... (continue reading...)
SEOUL (Reuters) - The nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan during a phone call on Tuesday strongly condemned the latest attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
The failed launch was a direct violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning the North's use of ballistic missile technology and posed a serious threat to regional peace and security, it said.
By Wayne Cole
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales crept higher in April as shoppers stayed frugal in the face of high borrowing costs and rising rents, another sign household spending will add little to economic growth this quarter.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday showed retail sales rose 0.1% in April from March, when they fell 0.4%. Analysts had looked for a rise of 0.2%.
"Since the... (continue reading...)
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