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China’s Evergrande Group vows to maintain operations, market stability
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Evergrande, the country's most indebted property developer, pledged on Friday to do everything it can to resolve its debt issues and maintain the stability of the ...
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UK house prices to climb on cheap cash, hunt for space – Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Already-expensive British home prices will see further substantial gains over the next few years, bolstered by low borrowing costs, supply shortages and a desire f...
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Venezuela’s PDVSA cedes stake in Dominican oil refinery in debt swap
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has given up its 49% stake in a Dominican refinery as part of a swap for some of its defaulted bonds, the Dominican Republic's finance minis...
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A crash course in the United States on tracking, trapping and killing ‘murder hornets’
By Tim Exton BLAINE, Wash. (Reuters) - The first Asian giant hornet nest of the year has been found in Washington state, and plans are being developed to eradicate it, likely next week, the state's ag...
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Global chip scramble boosts Applied Materials forecast above estimates
By Stephen Nellis and Eva Mathews (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc on Thursday forecast sales for the current quarter above market estimates, thanks to demand for its semiconductor manufacturing tool...
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Most Japan firms want Suga out of power despite Olympics success: Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - A majority of Japanese firms want Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to lose office through general elections that must be held this year, frustrated with the lack of...
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Japan action star Sonny Chiba dies from COVID-19 complications, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese action star Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba died in hospital from complications related to COVID-19, public broadcaster NHK said late on Thursday. He was 82. Chiba a martial artist a...
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Acting FDA Chief Janet Woodcock ruled out as permanent nominee – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has ruled out nominating Janet Woodcock as the permanent head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bloomberg News reported https://bloom.bg/2...
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State treasurer putting unclaimed property up for bids
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs will host an auction of unclaimed property items. Items worth nearly $15,000 will be up for bids at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lincoln Sta...
Ed Hammond Aug 19, 2021
German economy on track for stronger growth in third quarter – ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy is on track for a lasting, probably stronger recovery in the third quarter driven by lively domestic demand after gross domestic product expanded by 1.5% on the q...
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