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Japan, once a leader on climate, under fire for coal use at COP26
By Aaron Sheldrick and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 20 countries agreed to phase out coal power at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but not Japan - a "leap backwards" for a country that...
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Philippines economic recovery from pandemic loses momentum in Q3
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' annual economic growth slowed in the third quarter as renewed COVID-19 restrictions crimped demand, giving the central bank mo...
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Oil gains on rosier outlook for global economy, fuel demand
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a third session on Tuesday as the passage of a U.S. infrastructure bill, Chinese exports and the global post-pandemic recovery lifted the outlo...
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Japan PM Kishida says he hopes to compile stimulus package on Nov 19 -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he wants to compile an economic stimulus package on Nov. 19 and an extra budget to fund the spending by the end of this month, Kyodo news a...
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Asian stocks extend global gains ahead of U.S. inflation test
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares followed Wall Street higher in early trade on Tuesday as the passage of a U.S. infrastructure bill boosted sentiment while oil prices gained on the outl...
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UniCredit to sell remaining stake in Turkey’s Yapi Kredi Bank by Q1 2022
(Reuters) - UniCredit said on Monday it would sell its remaining 20% stake in Yapi Kredi Bank by March 2022, as the Italian bank reduces its exposure in Turkey's third biggest lender in a strategic mo...
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Petronas partners with Exxon Mobil to explore carbon storage opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's state energy firm, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), said on Tuesday it has partnered with a Malaysian unit of Exxon Mobil Corp to jointly explore opportunities...
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China’s state council held meeting with property developers, banks -source
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's state council think tank has held a meeting with property developers and banks in the southern city of Shenzhen, a source with direct knowledge of the meeting told Reuters...
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Your trash for our books: Indonesian library creates literacy from litter
By Tommy Ardiansyah and Yuddy Cahya Budiman PURBALINGGA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A librarian in Indonesia's Java island is lending books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a novel way to ...
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Dollar wavers with inflation looming as next test for rates
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar hovered a little below the year's peaks on Tuesday, while cryptocurrencies scaled records, as inflation numbers loom as the next test of traders' thinkin...
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