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Art lovers flock to see master Antonio Lopez paint on Madrid square
By Michael Gore MADRID (Reuters) - It's not often you get the chance to see a master at work, but Madrid residents have recently been able to watch one of Spain's greatest living artists set up his st...
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Nigeria’s hyena men put maligned animals centre stage
By Nneka Chile and Seun Sanni KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A hyena may not be your average house pet, but in northern Nigeria some men keep the creatures in their homes, display them at festivals and eve...
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China rebukes 43 apps including Tencent’s WeChat for breaking data transfer rules
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Wednesday that 43 apps, including Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat, were found to have illegally transferred us...
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Tencent second-quarter profit rises 29%, beats estimates
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings posted a 29% rise in second-quarter profit, a slower pace of growth after the coronavirus pandemic led to a boom in online ga...
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Crypto exchange Binance hires former US Treasury criminal investigator
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Binance said on Wednesday it had appointed a former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer, part of an attempt by one of the world's...
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Philippines’ Duterte tables bill seeking to ease bank secrecy rules
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has included a bill seeking to ease the country's strict bank secrecy rules in his list of legislative priorities in his final year in office, t...
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Indonesia project to convert fuel-powered motorbikes to electric
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Wednesday launched a pilot project to convert motorcycles that run on combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles, part of a national drive to make transport mor...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Travel, defensive stocks keep European shares steady
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks held steady on Wednesday as investors favoured real estate and healthcare stocks over economically sensitive sectors, on rising concerns over a spike in gl...
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Pandemic fatigue complicates Japan’s COVID fight, risks recovery delay
By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's state of emergency restrictions are not curbing movement as effectively as in the past, according to mobility data, hurting the government...
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Marketmind: Rate hike? Not yet, says New Zealand
A look at the day ahead from Tom Arnold. New Zealand's decision on Wednesday to hold fire on a highly-anticipated rate hike is a reminder of the challenges major central banks face in their bid to ste...
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