NEW YORK—The negative impact of currency fluctuations on North American companies’ third-quarter 2021 results fell from the quarter before and was at the lowest level since the first quarter of 2018, data from treasury and financial management firm Kyriba showed on Wednesday. The collective exchange rate hit, including on companies in the United States, Canada…
Currency Hit to North American Companies in Third-Quarter Lowest Since 2018
Gunmen Kill 47 in Latest Attacks in Nigeria’s Troubled North
LAGOS, Nigeria—Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region. The attacks took place in the northwest Kaduna state which neighbors Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, Kaduna commissioner for security Samuel Aruwan confirmed. No…
Japan Seeks Extra Defense Budget Amid China, North Korea Concern
TOKYO—Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a 770 billion yen ($6.8 billion) request for an extra defense budget through March to expedite the purchase of missiles, anti-submarine rockets, and other weapons amid rising concern over the escalation of military activities by China, Russia, and North Korea. The request, still pending parliamentary approval, brings Japan’s military spending…
Taliban Say They Have Retaken 3 Northern Districts Seized by Afghan Militias
The Taliban were in position near the Panjshir valley and had retaken three districts in northern Afghanistan that fell to local militia groups last week, a spokesman said on Monday, though there were no confirmed reports of further fighting. The districts of Bano, Deh Saleh, and Pul e-Hesar in the northern province of Baghlan were…
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