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Pixar’s Jim Morris on navigating a pandemic’s plot
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - The past two years of pandemic mirror a classic movie plot with elements of triumph over adversity along with loss, heartache, endurance and hope. As head of the D...
Dec 22, 2021
Singapore Nov core inflation rises by 1.6%, stays near three-year high
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's key price gauge climbed in November by the fastest pace in nearly three years and slightly exceeded economists' expectations, official data showed on Thursday. The co...
Dec 22, 2021
Intel China apologises over Xinjiang supplier statement
HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. chip maker Intel apologised on Thursday to Chinese customers, partners and the public for telling its suppliers not to source products or labour from the region of Xinjiang,...
Dec 22, 2021
Crown Resorts fined A$1 million by Australia regulator for flouting junket rules
(Reuters) - Victoria state's gaming commission said on Thursday it has fined Crown Resorts Ltd A$1 million ($720,700.00) for the casino operator's failure to comply with junket rules. The fine is curr...
Dec 22, 2021
BOJ’s Kuroda says weak yen may be hurting households more than before
TOKYO (Reuters) - A weak yen may be hurting Japan's household income more than before, by pushing up the cost of living, central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday. Overall the weak currency ...
Dec 22, 2021
Lick it up: Japan professor creates ‘tele-taste’ TV screen
By Rikako Murayama and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours, another step towards creating a multi-sensory vie...
Dec 22, 2021
Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third straight day, underpinned by a weaker dollar on optimism about global growth, even as governments from Australia to Europe ...
Dec 22, 2021
SenseTime to price shares at HK$3.85 in Hong Kong IPO – sources
By Kane Wu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime Group plans to price its shares at HK$3.85 ($0.4936) each to raise $740 million in its revised Hong...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. congresswoman carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia park
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The FBI and police mounted a search for two men suspected of robbing U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon of her automobile at gunpoint on Wednesday in a Philadelphia park ...
Dec 22, 2021
Asian shares advance, dollar soft as markets decide Omicron fallout limited
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - A global share rally continued in early Asian trading on Thursday and the safe haven dollar was on the back foot as markets took cheer from positive signs about the ...
Dec 22, 2021
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