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Tennis-US Open women’s final draws bigger audience than men’s decider on ESPN
(Reuters) - The U.S. Open women's final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez attracted a bigger audience on ESPN than the men's clash featuring calendar year Grand Slam-chasing Novak Djokovic an...
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Indonesia’s August exports hit record high on resources boom
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's exports hit a record high of $21.42 billion in August, rising 64.1% on a yearly basis, boosted by a surge in shipments of mining products, data from the country's stati...
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Biden administration files motion to block Texas abortion ban
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The Biden administration formally asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block enforcement of a new Texas law that effectively bans almost all abortions in the state under a n...
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Vietnam minister sees 2021 GDP growth at 3.5%-4.0% -media
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's gross domestic product could grow between 3.5%-4.0% this year, well below the government's earlier target of 6.5%, the country's Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen ...
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Exclusive-Snap Inc hires first global head of platform safety
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Snapchat's owner has hired a longtime online safety advocate as its first global head of platform safety, Snap Inc told Reuters on Wednesday, as the company continue...
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Exclusive-China brokers drop yuan forecasts to avoid regulators’ ire
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brokerages in China have dropped detailed currency forecasts from their research notes, or have restricted access to them, underlining the growing sensitivity in the financial se...
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S.Korea jobless rate hits record low as jobs for public sector, part-timers grow
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's August unemployment rate fell to the lowest on record, suggesting the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic was on track, though a breakdown of data ...
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Apple supplier Foxconn halts EV project with China’s Byton – Nikkei
(Reuters) - Apple supplier Foxconn's electric vehicle project with Byton has been put on hold due to the Chinese startup's worsening financial situation, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday htt...
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SoftBank CEO Son says smart robots can revitalise Japan growth, competitiveness
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son on Wednesday said so-called smart robots can revitalise Japan's economy and competitiveness, doubling down on robotics just as the c...
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Fitch says possible China Evergrande default may have broader effects
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Rating agency Fitch said that numerous sectors could be exposed to heightened credit risk if China's No.2 property developer Evergrande Group were to default, although the overal...
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