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U.S. Treasury says China private equity’s Magnachip purchase poses security risks
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said the acquisition of Magnachip Semiconductor Corp by a Chinese private equity firm posed "risks to national security", in another hurdle for Chinese c...
Aug 30, 2021
About 1.6 million more Americans had health insurance in 2020 – CDC
(Reuters) - About 1.6 million more Americans had some form of health insurance coverage despite the COVID-19 crisis last year, helped mainly by enrollment growth in government-sponsored health plans, ...
Aug 30, 2021
Oil falls as U.S. refiners shut down by damage from Hurricane Ida
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday on concerns that power outages and flooding in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida will cut crude demand from refineries at the same time glob...
Aug 30, 2021
S.Korea drafts aggressive spending plan for 2022, taking debt to 50% of GDP
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government on Tuesday unveiled an aggressive spending increase in the final annual budget of President Moon Jae-in's five-year term, pushing out any pros...
Aug 30, 2021
Asia shares ease as weak China data weighs
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia stock markets opened lower on Tuesday despite fresh all-time highs on Wall Street, as worries about China's slowing economic growth and regulatory changes weighed...
Aug 30, 2021
Australia government spending climbs in Q2, adds to GDP
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government spending rose strongly in the June quarter fuelled by increased investment in public infrastructure, delivering a much-needed boost to economic growth. Spendin...
Aug 30, 2021
Tencent shares fall more than 2% after China tightens rules for young video gamers
(Reuters) - Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd dropped more than 2% on Tuesday, after China announced new rules for young video gamers. That compared to a 0.4% slide in the benchmark Hang Seng Index and a...
Aug 30, 2021
Florida withholds funds from two school districts over mask mandates
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The Florida Department of Education said on Monday it has withheld funds from two school districts that made masks mandatory in classrooms this fall. "Commissioner of Edu...
Aug 30, 2021
Thinking out of the box: Japanese artist makes life-like cardboard sculptures
By Joseph Campbell TOKYO (Reuters) - Using a long pair of tweezers, Monami Ohno delicately places tiny cardboard "scales" on the legs of her sculpture of Godzilla, the giant reptile from the classic J...
Aug 30, 2021
China’s factory activity expands at slower pace in August, services contract
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in August, while the services sector slumped into contraction, as coronavirus-related restrictions and high raw material prices pr...
Aug 30, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
69 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity
