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Malaysia’s central bank to launch alternative reference rate
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's central bank will launch an alternative to its interbank benchmark rates that will offer market participants more flexibility and hedging options, it said on Friday...
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China turns the screws in crypto crackdown
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrency trading on Friday, vowing to root out "illegal" activity in trading of bitcoin and other virtual currencies and issuing a nationwide...
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India’s Silicon Valley state seeks to ban online gaming, worrying booming industry
By Vishwadha Chander and Aditya Kalra BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Indian state of Karnataka, home to India's Silicon Valley, has proposed a ban on online games involving betting and wagering, sparking c...
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Google, India antitrust watchdog tussle in court over probe leak
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Google accused India's antitrust regulator in court on Friday of being a "habitual offender" by leaking confidential information of cases it was e...
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Meet the gadget that helps visually-impaired people dodge street hazards
By Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) - As she walks down a Paris sidewalk, visually-impaired Frenchwoman Laurence Jamet approaches a garbage can blocking her path. A beep sounds in her ears to warn her o...
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Alarmed by Evergrande, China’s lenders hold back on new credit for property developers
By Engen Tham SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - As fears of contagion from any default by China Evergrande Group mounted this month, some Chinese banks, insurers, and shadow banks stopped offering new cred...
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Taiwan export orders growth underwhelms on smartphones
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders grew less than forecast in August on unexpectedly weaker demand for new smartphones, though the government said the demand outlook for the island's tech goods...
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Global equity funds see their first outflows in 2021 – BofA
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) -Global equity funds saw their first outflows in 2021 as rising pessimism about U.S. President Joe Biden's spending plans triggered large outflows, while cash, go...
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French fashion company Kering says it will be going entirely fur free
PARIS (Reuters) -France's Kering said it had decided to stop using animal fur across all of its brands, in the fashion industry's latest response to concerns over animal treatment and the environment....
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Kakao Pay pushes back planned $1.3 billion IPO to November
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean financial technology firm Kakao Pay Corp said on Friday it had decided to push back its planned initial public offering, worth as much as 1.5 trillion won ($1.28 billion)...
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