(Reuters) - Fire crews were responding to a large fire at a metal recycling facility in Redwood City, California, on Wednesday, a local fire department said in a post on X.
The fire was reported just before 3:00 p.m. Pacific time at the Sims Metal recycling center at 699 Seaport Blvd, and broke out in a metal scrap pile that was set to be shredded, according to local media.
There were no immediate indications of any injuries due to the... (continue reading...)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Finance Minister Nicola Willis said in a speech on Thursday the government would take a very fiscally responsible approach in the Budget as the government's debt levels continue to worsen.
"The (government's) deficit is expected to be larger next year than it is this year, before starting to improve," Willis said in a speech to the Employers and Manufacturing Association in Auckland ahead of the release of the... (continue reading...)
By Candelaria Grimberg
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei looked more like a rock star than an economist-turned-politician on stage Wednesday night.
Wild-haired, clad in a black leather coat and jumping around as audience members waved and shouted, Milei belted out his version of the song "Panic Show," by Argentine band La Renga, ahead of the launch of his latest book.
"I'm the king. I'm the lion!"... (continue reading...)
By Rae Wee
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Several key Asian share benchmarks fell on Thursday as markets digested the implications of policymakers in major economies preferring to take patient approach to monetary easing amid sticky inflation.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost 0.57%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index was one of the biggest decliners, slumping 0.8%, also hurt by a pullback in some commodity prices.
... (continue reading...)BEIJING (Reuters) - An explosion occurred at a five-story apartment building in China's Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, with no immediate reports of casualties, according to Chinese state media on Thursday morning.
Witnesses told Xinhua news that the explosion happened after 7 a.m. (2300 GMT) at a building located at the intersection between Xiangshun and Gongbin streets in downtown Harbin.
Xinhua said the explosion was at... (continue reading...)
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