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SEOUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer prices ​rose 3.1% ‌in August from a year earlier, government data showed ‌on ​Wednesday, coming ⁠in below ⁠market expectations. That was faster than the 2.8% rise in ​July but weaker than ⁠a 3.2% ⁠increase forecast ​in a Reuters ​poll of economists. The consumer ‌price index rose 0.2% on a monthly ⁠basis, after falling 0.2% in the previous month, ⁠according ‌to the ⁠Ministry of ​Data ‌and Statistics, while ​economists ⁠had expected a 0.3% rise.

By Karl Plume and Tom Polansek BOONE, Iowa, Sept 1 (Reuters) – U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods has disputed a claim by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that it would sell its recently shuttered beef plants only to American-owned companies or producers, including cooperatives. Rollins, ​who was speaking on Tuesday at the annual Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, was ‌addressing high beef prices, industry consolidation and foreign ownership of U.S. beef plants.

BRASILIA, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday approved a bill exempting data-center-related equipment ​from federal taxes, part of ‌the government’s plan to lure such projects to the country.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President ​Donald Trump ‌said on Tuesday he plans ‌to ​nominate ⁠Hung Cao to ⁠become the next U.S. Navy secretary. “The ​Senate needs ⁠to ⁠confirm this ​Warfighter, ASAP, ​so he can continue ‌the fantastic work he ⁠has been doing over the ⁠past 4 ‌months,” ⁠Trump ​wrote ‌on Truth ​Social. (Reporting by ⁠Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Chris ​Reese)

Sept 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov will discuss ​humanitarian issues in the Ukraine ‌conflict with papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi later this month in Russia, Ushakov was quoted by media ‌as ​saying on Tuesday. “I ⁠will receive him ⁠at the end of September, and we will specifically talk about Ukrainian matters,” Russian news ​agencies said Ushakov told state television. “Zuppi has come to us ⁠several times.

By Clare Jim HONG KONG, Sept 2 (Reuters) – While Nvidia is synonymous with the AI boom, a lesser-known group of power and cooling equipment suppliers is cashing in on a global data centre construction spree as developers race to avoid infrastructure bottlenecks. Energy-hungry data centres have triggered a surge in demand for equipment ranging from transformers to advanced cooling systems, creating winners across Asia’s supply chain, though earlier stock-price gains have moderated.

By David Brunnstrom Sept 1 (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council will vote this month on renewing the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions on Iran, setting up a potential showdown with Russia and China, which oppose the ​sanctions regime and oversight mechanisms. The mandate of the panel, which supports the work ‌of the U.N. sanctions committee on Iran, is due to expire on September 26, during the annual meeting of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.

Sept 1 (Reuters) – Yum Brands said in an regulatory filing on Tuesday that Aaron Powell, the ​chief executive of Pizza Hut, ‌has resigned from the role and other positions with the company following completion of the chain’s sale. Here are some details: • The ‌company, ​which also owns ⁠Taco Bell and KFC, ⁠said earlier in the day that it completed the sale of Pizza Hut through two deals worth ​a combined $2.7 billion.

By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Tiger Woods will appear in court on Wednesday for what is listed on the docket as ​a change-of-plea hearing related to his rollover crash ‌and DUI arrest in March. A Sept. 8 appearance had been scheduled as a status hearing after Woods entered a not-guilty plea. In a change-of-plea hearing, a defendant is required to be present rather ‌than ​solely use legal representation on their ⁠behalf.

Sept 1 (Reuters) – Geoff Ogilvy used half of his captain’s picks on Tuesday to add Presidents Cup rookies Nick Taylor, Nico Echavarria and Ryo Hisatsune to an International Team that will look to snap a ​lengthy losing streak against a stacked U.S. squad that added some major ‌heft.