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U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations hit eight-month high over 100,000
By Anurag Maan (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus patients in U.S. hospitals breached 100,000 on Thursday, the highest level in eight months, according to the Department of Health and Human Service...
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China to crack down on ‘chaotic’ online fan culture
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will move to crack down on the "chaotic" online celebrity fan culture, the country's cyberspace regulator said in a notice published on Friday, part of an ongoing state camp...
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China issues draft guidelines for internet recommendation algorithms
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms used by internet service providers to make recommendations to users, part of efforts to protect the privacy and data ...
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Asian shares on edge as day of Fed chair speech arrives
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares were mixed on Friday morning as slight gains in China were balanced by declines elsewhere and investors globally turned cautious ahead of a long-awaited...
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Biden advisers weigh Powell as Fed chair, Brainard as vice chair -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's advisers are considering recommending Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve chair with Lael Brainard as chief regulator, Bloomberg News reported on ...
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Australia retail sales plunge in July, economy set to shrink
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales plunged in July as coronavirus lockdowns shut shops and services in the nation's largest city, further evidence the economy is set to contract ...
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Alphabet’s Waymo to stop selling lidar self-driving car sensors
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc's self-driving unit Waymo has ended an effort to sell light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors to other companies, a company spokesman said on Thursday. This i...
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KKR to buy Ritchies Transport in first New Zealand infrastructure bet
(Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co Inc will purchase Ritchies Transport, one of New Zealand's largest bus companies, marking its first infrastructure investment in the island nation. The co...
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U.S. trade chief Tai tells Turkey countries must remove digital services taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told Turkey's trade minister it was critical that countries remove individual digital services taxes in connection with a broader multila...
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China’s July industrial profit growth slows on Delta outbreak, floods and high costs
BEIJING (Reuters) - Profit growth at China's industrial firms in July grew at its slowest clip this year, as elevated raw material prices and supply chain constraints from extreme weather as well as s...
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