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Byrne sees a longing for an ‘American Utopia’ as his show heads to cinemas
By Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - While Americans have fought over masks and vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, musician David Byrne said he believes the health crisis showed that people actual...
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SoftBank renews bet on Latin America with $3 billion fund
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp on Tuesday launched a $3 billion fund to invest in technology companies in Latin America in a bid to build on the success of its initial fun...
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Ukraine expects next IMF tranche of $750 million in December, PM says
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine expects to receive the next tranche of assistance worth $750 million from the International Monetary Fund in December, and 600 million eur...
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Explainer-How China Evergrande’s debt troubles pose a systemic risk
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group has raised fresh warnings of default risks amid late payments to wealth management and trust products. The real estate giant has been scrambli...
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Britain delays implementation of post-Brexit trade controls
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it was delaying the implementation of some post-Brexit import controls, the second time they have been pushed back, citing pressures on businesses from the pa...
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Exclusive-Amazon hikes starting pay to $18 an hour as it hires for 125,000 more logistics jobs
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation worker...
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Bosnia’s economy rises 14.7% yr/yr in Q2 – c. bank estimate
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's economic output grew 14.7% in the second quarter from the same period last year and rose 8% in the first half of 2021, a central bank projection based on available data s...
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France gains EU okay for 3 billion euro scheme to help virus-hit companies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday approved a 3-billion-euro ($3.6 billion) French scheme to provide debt and capital support to virus-hit companies. Called the Transition Fund fo...
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Investors turn bearish on global economy though positioning upbeat – BofA survey
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) -Barely a tenth of respondents in a monthly fund manager survey expect a stronger global economy in the coming months, marking the lowest proportion since last Ap...
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China Aug air passenger traffic down 51.5% y/y due to COVID-19 outbreaks
BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's air passenger traffic dropped 51.5% in August from a year ago due to a resurgence of local COVID-19 outbreaks, the aviation authority said on Tuesday, adding that it...
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