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Israel conducted 14 strikes in south Lebanon, Lebanese security sources say May 8, 2025 05:15AM

(Reuters) - Israel conducted 14 strikes in the Nabatieh area in south Lebanon on Thursday, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, one of Israel's most intense bombardments since a ceasefire brokered by the U.S in November.

In April, Israel struck a southern Beirut building that it said it was being used to store precision missiles belonging to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

Lebanon and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire in... (continue reading...)


Taiwan April exports jump 30% ahead of U.S. tariffs, strong H1 seen May 8, 2025 05:07AM

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's exports rose more than expected in April as customers stockpiled the island's high-tech products before any U.S. tariffs take effect, which could drive first-half exports to a new high.

Exports jumped 29.9% from the same month a year ago to $48.66 billion, the second-highest monthly figure on record, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. That exceeded a forecast of 16% in a Reuters poll and eclipsing March's 18.6% rise,... (continue reading...)


Trump to raise Hong Kong Jimmy Lai case in China trade talks May 8, 2025 05:06AM

HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would raise the case of jailed Hong Kong activist and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai as "part of the negotiation" with China over trade and tariffs, a move that could further stoke tensions with Beijing.

"I think talking about Jimmy Lai is a very good idea," Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday. "We'll put it down, and we'll put it down as part of the negotiation."

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Foreign workers a key driver of euro zone growth, say ECB economists May 8, 2025 05:04AM

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Foreign workers accounted for much of the euro zone's economic growth since the pandemic and could help the bloc overcome the economic constraints of an ageing and shrinking labour market, a European Central Bank study concluded on Thursday.

Foreigners accounted for half of the bloc's labour force growth in the past three years, helping to alleviate labour shortages and starting to make a greater contribution in higher skills jobs,... (continue reading...)


Near-record US container import streak expected to snap in May due to tariffs May 8, 2025 05:02AM

By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. container imports surged in April as companies raced to avoid President Donald Trump's tariffs, which now include a 145% duty on goods from China, but executives at the country's two busiest ports said the trend looked set to reverse in May.

April container imports jumped 9.1% from a year earlier to top 2.4 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), the second-highest on record for the month, supply... (continue reading...)


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