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Exclusive: New Indian law to protect foreign investors to exclude tax demands - documents
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - New legislation will improve protection for foreign investors in India by offering relief from possible policy changes but will uphold the state's right to tax them, according to its draft and government documents seen by Reuters.
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Turk Telekom says internet access restored after cyber attack
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turk Telekom has restored internet access after a cyber attack caused connectivity problems, the company said on Monday, adding that it was working to limit any ongoing impact of the issue on users.
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Wincrest, net short U.S. stocks, says lofty valuations dangerous
(Reuters) - Emerging markets are the "anti-bubble" to increasingly expensive U.S. stocks, Barbara Ann Bernard, founder and chief investment officer of asset manager Wincrest Capital, said on Monday.
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UPDATE 3-Ukraine presses for return of Iran plane black boxes
KIEV, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine on Monday urged Iran to return the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger plane shot down by the Iranian military with the loss of all 176 people on board.
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China repeats call on Canada to release Huawei's Meng as extradition trial set to kick off
VANCOUVER/TORONTO (Reuters) - China on Monday repeated its call for Canada to release Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, ahead of her expected arrival in a Vancouver courtroom for the start of a trial to decide whether she can be extradited to the United States.
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FOREX-Dollar gains as U.S. economic strength supports sentiment
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The dollar rose to its strongest level of 2020 on Monday after last week's run of data confirmed that the U.S. economy is holding up well, while China's yuan briefly hit a new six-month high.
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UPDATE 1-China repeats call on Canada to release Huawei's Meng as extradition trial set to kick off
VANCOUVER/TORONTO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - China on Monday repeated its call for Canada to release Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, ahead of her expected arrival in a Vancouver courtroom for the start of a trial to decide whether she can be extradited to the United States.
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Global FDI dips, hit by Hong Kong divestment, Brexit: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Global direct foreign investment (FDI) dipped slightly around the world last year, hit by massive divestment in Hong Kong and a drop in flows into Britain due to Brexit uncertainty, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Global FDI dips, hit by Hong Kong divestment, Brexit - U.N.
GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Global direct foreign investment (FDI) dipped slightly around the world last year, hit by massive divestment in Hong Kong and a drop in flows into Britain due to Brexit uncertainty, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Vessel carrying Guyana's first-ever oil cargo sets sail for the U.S. -Tanker Trackers
Jan 20 (Reuters) - A vessel carrying about 1 million barrels crude oil from Guyana set sail on Monday for the United States, according to vessel tracking service TankerTrackers.com, ushering the tiny South American nation into ranks of the world's oil exporters.
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