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South Africa’s state insurer to raise cover for unrest following riots
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's only insurer covering political violence will increase its premiums to cover a rise in reinsurance costs following some of the worst unrest in decades, the head...
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First woman AFL-CIO president hopes her historic election inspires other women
By Peter Szekely (Reuters) - The first woman to lead the biggest U.S. labor federation wants even more women as decision-makers in a labor movement that is becoming less male and less white. "When you...
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Exclusive: Limited Chinese cooperation hindering U.S. fentanyl fight -congress report
By Drazen Jorgic (Reuters) - Weak cooperation between U.S. and Chinese authorities is hindering efforts to curb increasingly sophisticated forms of fentanyl trafficking, according to a U.S. congressio...
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Analysis: Delta variant disrupts Hollywood’s box office comeback
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three months after Hollywood launched a marketing blitz that proclaimed "the big screen is back," the Delta variant of the coronavirus has interrupted cinema's...
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Bank of Nova Scotia beats profit estimates for third quarter
TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia beat analysts' estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by smaller-than-expected provisions and improvement in its Canadian and international banki...
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Pakistan gets $2.75 billion in COVID-19 support funds from IMF
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Tuesday received $2.75 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) programme to support low-income countries hit by the co...
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Column: Funds trim hawkish Fed bets as Jackson Hole looms
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Even as the annual central bank festival at Jackson Hole approaches - all online again like so many other live events in the time of COVID - hedge funds rem...
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China cyberspace regulator says critical data rules not aimed at firms planning overseas IPOs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's coming rules for protecting critical information infrastructure are not aimed at firms involved in foreign trade or those planning overseas listings, and all firms must be...
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U.S. VP Harris meets company execs in Singapore to discuss supply shortages
By Nandita Bose SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met company executives in Singapore on Tuesday to discuss supply shortages of essential items that have plagued the Biden admini...
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Mazda restructures China car joint venture with Changan, FAW
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp said on Tuesday it and two Chinese partners have agreed to form a new venture in which it will have a 47.5% stake. State-owned Chongqing C...
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