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Indonesia set for first GDP growth in five quarters, new virus wave hurts outlook: Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is expected to report this week an economic growth of more than 6% in the second quarter, but a new wave of COVID-19 cases, which started to hit in June, is clouding the ...
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Qantas idles 2,500 more staff as COVID-19 cuts domestic flights
(Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd is temporarily idling about 2,500 employees without pay for at least two months in a bid to cope with fresh COVID-19 restrictions in Australia slashing domestic travel d...
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Tencent falls after China media calls online gaming “spiritual opium”
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shares of online gaming companies, including Tencent Holdings and Netease Inc, tumbled on Tuesday after Chinese state media called the business "spiritual opium". Tencent tumbled ...
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U.S. advises against travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, U.S. Virgin Islands
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other destina...
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Asian stocks slip as Delta spread spooks investors
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday, as the Delta coronavirus variant spread in key markets in the region and put Chinese authorities on high alert, rattling investo...
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IMF $650 billion reserves distribution clears last hurdle, takes effect on Aug 23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday its board of governors approved a $650 billion allocation of IMF Special Drawing Rights and said its largest-ever distribution of ...
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Oil prices rebound, but fuel demand concerns cap gains
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, clawing back some of the previous session's deep losses, even though concerns over coronavirus curbs combined with slowing factor...
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Dollar on back foot vs safe-haven peers as Delta virus spreads
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was on the back foot against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday after soft U.S. manufacturing data and rising concerns about the coronavirus De...
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Iraqi engineer turns art into business amid bleak job market
BASRA (Reuters) - Iraqi engineer Wassan Ismail started creating and selling artwork after struggling to find a job in an economy battered by conflict and sanctions. The petroleum engineer, who lives i...
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Amazon warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a union. Now they may vote again
By Nandita Bose and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - A U.S. labor board official has recommended a rerun of a landmark Amazon.com Inc union election in Alabama where employees had voted overwhelmingly again...
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