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S.Korea, Chinese refiners snap up U.S. sour crude -sources
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Florence Tan NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korean and Chinese refiners have snapped up at least 5 million barrels of U.S. Mars crude loading in September, taking adv...
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Asian equities retreat after world stocks hit new record
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most Asian equity markets continued to ignore record highs hit elsewhere in the world and fell in early trading on Friday, though Australia bucked the trend. MSCI's ...
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IMF keeping ‘close watch’ on Belarus after calls to limit reserve funds for country
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it was monitoring the situation in Belarus closely, amid calls for the global lender to limit disbursemen...
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U.S. to host Summit of the Americas in 2022 -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to host the Ninth Summit of the Americas in early Summer 2022, the White House said on Thursday. It would be the first time for the United States ...
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China’s CATL looks to raise $9 billion to expand lithium-ion battery production
(Corrects to "1.1 trillion yuan" from "1.1 billion yuan" in paragraph 5) SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese battery giant CATL said it was planning a private share placement to raise up to 58.2 billion yuan ...
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Colorado county’s election equipment scrapped after breach; criminal probe launched
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado's secretary of state on Thursday ordered a county to scrap and replace its election equipment that she said was compromised with the assistance of its elec...
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Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee released from prison on parole
UIWANG, South Korea (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, convicted of bribery and embezzlement, was released on parole on Friday. Lee appeared outside the Seoul Detention Center, w...
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Top U.S., South Korean trade officials discuss supply chain resiliency efforts – USTR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo on Thursday discussed supply chain resiliency efforts, tackling climate change, and reform of...
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Oil falls a second day after IEA warns of slowdown in demand
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second day on Friday after the IEA warned that demand growth for crude and its products had slowed sharply as surging cases of COVID-19 world...
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Dollar holds firm near 4-month high on Fed tapering bets
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held firm on Friday, staying near its highest level in four months against a basket of currencies as investors looked for more hints from the Federal Rese...
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