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Riot Games agrees to pay $100 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings' Riot Games on Monday said it has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a 2018 gender-based discrimination class-action lawsuit with California state agencies and current a...
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Chinese developer Shimao plans to use own funds to pay onshore bonds
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese developer Shimao Group's flagship unit said it plans to use its own capital to make onshore bond payments due in the next three months, and it is in talks to sell its com...
Syndicated Content Dec 27, 2021
Colorado prosecutor seeks rare reduction in trucker’s 110-year sentence in deadly crash
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado prosecutor went to court on Monday in a rare bid to seek a reduced prison term for a truck driver sentenced to 110 years behind bars for vehicular homici...
Syndicated Content Dec 27, 2021
Asian shares rise, yen falls as traders shrug off Omicron fears
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares gained on Tuesday, cruising in the slipstream of another record-setting day on Wall Street amid strong retail figures, while the safe-haven yen lost gro...
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Shares of China Evergrande jump on progress in resuming home deliveries
(Reuters) - Shares of China Evergrande Group jump more than 8% on Tuesday in morning trade, after the embattled property developer said it had made initial progress in resuming construction work. Comp...
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Safe-haven yen sinks to one-month low as Omicron worries ebb
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen traded near a one-month low to the dollar on Tuesday as safe-havens fell out of favour following Wall Street's rally to a record high overnight, with Omicro...
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Oil near one-month high on easing concerns over Omicron
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil gained more ground on Tuesday with prices trading close to last session's one-month high on expectations that the Omicron coronavirus variant will have only...
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Kentucky death toll from Dec 10 tornadoes climbs to 77
(Reuters) - The official death toll in Kentucky from a swarm of devastating tornadoes that struck the state on Dec. 10 has climbed to 77, with an infant in hard-hit Graves County counted as the latest...
Syndicated Content Dec 27, 2021
Japan November factory output rises 7.2% month/month
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output surged 7.2% in November, government data showed on Tuesday, beating a median market forecast for a 4.8% rise. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy...
Syndicated Content Dec 27, 2021
Japan’s jobless rate rises to 2.8% in November
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate rose to 2.8% in November, while the availability of jobs matched that of the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemploym...
Syndicated Content Dec 27, 2021
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