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Australia’s CBA sets record $4.4 billion buyback as profit rebounds
By Paulina Duran and Shashwat Awasthi SYDNEY/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's largest lender, on Wednesday announced a record A$6 billion ($4.41 billion) share buyba...
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Singapore upgrades 2021 GDP outlook as vaccinations gain pace
By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's bellwether economy expanded more than initially estimated in the second quarter and the government raised its forecast for 2021 as ...
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U.S. Pacific Northwest braces for more brutal heat
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Temperatures rose across the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Tuesday as residents of Portland, Oregon and Washington state prepared for a third punishing heat wave of the summer. ...
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Biden says infrastructure deal shows bipartisanship is not dead
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the courage of 19 Republicans who supported a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and said U.S. Senate passage of the legisla...
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Human rights claims undermine China’s investment abroad, report finds
(Reuters) - China's efforts to be seen as a responsible investor overseas are at risk from high rates of human rights abuses linked to its business operations, especially in the metals and mining sect...
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South Korea July jobless rate falls for a second month
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's unemployment rate fell in July for a second month even as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic worsened during the summer. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rat...
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Emmy awards ceremony in L.A. moves outdoors due to COVID concerns
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Emmy Awards ceremony for television will take place outdoors in Los Angeles next month because of rising concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Television Academy said...
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Biden picks Damian Williams for top prosecutor job in Manhattan
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Damian Williams as the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, one of the most important prosecutor posts in the country, the Justice Department said. If Will...
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Amazon loses bid to stop New York from probing COVID-19 standards
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc's lawsuit to block New York's attorney general from investigating the online retailer's ability to protect ...
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Exclusive – IKEA’s malls arm branches out into housing with new center in China
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - IKEA's shopping malls business, one of the world's biggest, has kicked off the sales process for some 500 flats at its first-ever mixed-use retail and residenti...
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