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Breakdancing holds firm to its roots but readies for Paris Olympic stage
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Breakdancing is ready to embrace the Olympic spotlight with its Games debut less than two years away, as the pillar of hip-hop culture returned to its roots in New ...
Nov 13, 2022
Democrats keep control of U.S. Senate, crush Republican ‘red wave’ hopes
By Tim Reid and Kanishka Singh PHOENIX (Reuters) - Democrats held onto control of the U.S. Senate, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden and extinguishing hopes of the "red wave" that Republi...
Nov 13, 2022
Germany’s Scholz visits Vietnam as manufacturers eye shift from China
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed energy and trade ties with Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a visit to Hanoi on Sunday, the first for a ...
Nov 13, 2022
Yellen says U.S. debt ceiling hike by lame-duck Congress would be ‘great’
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said that the Democrats' clinching of U.S. Senate control makes things easier for the Biden administration, but she w...
Nov 13, 2022
UK’s Hunt: labour shortages more of an issue than Brexit for economy
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's labour force shortages are more of an issue for the economy than Brexit, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday, adding that he would seek to address constraints that...
Nov 13, 2022
Tesla says it will assist police probe into fatal crash in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Tesla said on Sunday it will assist Chinese police investigating a crash involving one of its Model Y cars after local media reports said two people had died and thr...
Nov 13, 2022
Germany’s IG Metall union calls for further strikes on Monday
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's IG Metall union on Sunday called for new strikes on Monday in its ongoing wage dispute. The so-called warning strikes will take place at targeted locations in the state...
Nov 13, 2022
Binance halts FTT deposits, CEO says
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stopped accepting deposits of FTX's FTT token on its platform, its chief executive Changpeng Zhao said on Sunday, urging other rival exchanges to do the...
Nov 13, 2022
Ukraine central bank says it is preparing banking system for blackouts
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Central Bank said on Sunday it was preparing the country's banking system to work in emergency conditions in connection with possible blackouts. "It is envisaged to ensure t...
Nov 13, 2022
Chinese premier says economy on ‘upward trend’, vows further support
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy has grown 3% over the past three quarters and is stabilising on an "upward trend", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, vowing to continue to support the economy with p...
Nov 12, 2022
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