China turns net aluminium importer in July amid rare buying spree - Reuters
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - China’s July aluminium imports leapt nearly sevenfold year-on-year to their second-highest level on record, customs data showed, as a rare price phenomenon saw the world’s top exporter of the metal turn net importer for the first time since 2009.
Arrivals of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products into China came to 391,297 tonnes last month, the General Administration of Customs said on Sunday.
That is the highest monthly
Microsoft says Apple's move against 'Fortnite' creator would hurt its games - Reuters
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp ( MSFT.O ) on Sunday said in a court filing that Apple Inc’s ( AAPL.O ) threat to cut off the creator of “Fortnite” from Apple’s developer tools would
UK records 1,041 new COVID-19 cases: government data - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down from 1,288 on Saturday, government figures showed.
Six people died after
Saudi Aramco eyes growth opportunities with new development organisation - Reuters India
DUBAI (Reuters) - State oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday it was setting up a new corporate development organisation to oversee the company’s assets and secure greater access to growth markets and technologies.
The new organisation, which will be led by Senior Vice President Abdulaziz al-Gudaimi and start operating on Sept. 13, will “support
Seoul Dynasty top London Spitfire in Asian-Pacific tilt - Reuters
The final day in the Asian-Pacific region of the Overwatch League saw the Seoul Dynasty record a 3-2 series win over the scrappy London Spitfire on Sunday.
This series was a back-and-forth affair and was by far the best showing out of the Spitfire (6-15) in their five series over the last two weeks.
For the most part, both teams ran the popular Sombra dive compositions that Seoul (12-12) popularized a few weeks ago to varying degrees of
England's Anderson reduces Pakistan to 41-4 at lunch - Reuters Africa
(Reuters) - England seamer James Anderson claimed his fourth wicket of the innings to reduce Pakistan to 41-4 and expose the middle order before rain forced early lunch on the third day of the third and final test at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.
Resuming on 24 for three, Pakistan added just six more runs before Anderson forced a thick edge
Louisiana, Cuba residents evacuate as twin storms take aim at U.S. coast - Reuters
(Reuters) - Coastal residents in low-lying areas of Louisiana and Cuba were evacuating on Sunday, while roads turned to rivers in Haiti’s capital city, as twin hurricanes threatened the Caribbean and U.S. Gulf Coast.
Marco, which strengthened to a hurricane on Sunday and is forecast to hit the Louisiana coast on Monday, will be followed by Tropical Storm Laura, now over the Dominican Republic and Haiti and heading toward Cuba, and expected strengthen to a hurricane before striking the Gulf Coast on Thursday.
JD Gaming to meet Top Esports in LPL final - Reuters
JD Gaming will face Top Esports in the grand final of China’s League of Legends Pro League Summer Split playoffs in Shanghai.
No. 2 seed JD Gaming eliminated No. 6 seed LGD Gaming 3-1 on Sunday to win the berth in Thursday’s best-of-five grand final. By finishing in at least the top two of the playoff round, JDG qualified for the world championships.
“Stopped by EDG in 2018, stopped by IG in 2019, JDG will
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus - Reuters Africa
(Reuters) - The global coronavirus death toll surpassed 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in fatalities.
UPDATE 1-Saudi energy ministry to assist development of mega economic zone Neom - Reuters Africa
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DUBAI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry is to offer assistance so that Neom, a $500 billion high-tech development that includes tourism and sport facilities on the Red Sea, can be completed on schedule, minister Abdul Aziz bin Salman said on Sunday.
The 26,500 square km (10,230 square mile) development, first revealed in 2017 with a planned completion in 2