BENGALURU : Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in financial and industrial stocks.* The CSE All Share index settled 1.4 per cent higher at 12,075.98, gaining for three straight sessions.* LOLC Holdings and John Keells Holdings were the top gainers on the CSE All Share, rising…

Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would invest $1.4 billion in its Princeton facility in Indiana to prepare for assembly of a three-row battery electric SUV.This brings up Toyota’s total investment in Indiana to $8 billion and adds up to 340 new jobs at the Japanese automaker.The latest investment comes after the company had said in February it would invest $1.3 billion at its Kentucky facility for electrification efforts, including assembly of a new,…

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More kidney patients in Singapore can soon opt for overnight treatment. The National Kidney Foundation is expanding its capacity of handling such dialysis. Each night session is between six and seven hours, compared to the four hours for daytime treatments. The overnight dialysis helps remove toxins and fluid more gently,…

Giovanni Andrea Martini, a member of an opposition group in the Town Hall who joined the residents’ protests, called it “a sad day because Venice is becoming a museum, a theme park”. Holding banners reading “No to ticket for Vene-Land” and chanting “Here we live and here we stay”, a…

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NEW YORK/MILAN :The U.S. dollar eased against most currencies on Thursday in tight seesaw trade after data showed the economy grew at a surprisingly slow pace and inflation came in hotter than expected in the first quarter, potentially tying the Federal Reserve’s hands on easing interest rates in coming months.…

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