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Asian equities were mixed Thursday, with China extending a drop, after strong US retail sales data cast fresh doubt on the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in March. ....
A Korean Airlines Co. plane clipped a stationary Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. jet in Japan, punching a hole in its tail at New Chitose Airport near Sapporo on the country’s northern island. ....
A tanker previously seized by the US for carrying illicit Iranian oil was captured by Tehran off the coast of Oman, heightening tensions in the world’s most important trade lane for global crude supply. ....
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to strengthen economic momentum and job creation, acknowledging some companies and citizens had endured a difficult 2023 in a rare admission of domestic headwinds facing the country. ....