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Fumio Kishida officially elected Japan’s 100th prime minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fumio Kishida was officially elected as Japan's 100th prime minister on Monday after winning a majority of votes in both houses of parliament. The new cabinet members under Kishida, ...
Oct 04, 2021
Hopson Development to buy Evergrande unit -Global Times, citing media reports
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hopson Development plans to acquire around 51% of China Evergrande's property services unit for more than HK$40 billion ($5 billion), China's Global Times newspaper said on Monda...
Oct 03, 2021
The night before: 5 ways to navigate the pending holiday gift crunch
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If your kids have their hearts set on a particular toy this holiday season, a word of warning: It might not be easy as wandering into a store and plucking it off a...
Oct 03, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes South Sandwich Islands region – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the southern Atlantic Ocean early on Monday, European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a...
Oct 03, 2021
Cipla to sell Lilly’s Trulicity, Humalog diabetes treatments in India
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Cipla has signed a deal with Eli Lilly to sell and distribute two of the U.S. drugmaker's best-selling diabetes treatments in the country, the companies said in a joint s...
Oct 03, 2021
Factbox-Profiles of likely Japanese cabinet ministers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament is expected to vote in Fumio Kishida as the new prime minister on Monday, with a cabinet line-up tipped to feature party stalwarts and allies of former prime minis...
Oct 03, 2021
New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown but eases some curbs
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended the level 3 lockdown in its biggest city Auckland on Monday, but said some restrictions will ease. Ardern said from Wednesda...
Oct 03, 2021
Cricket-Buttler says England can win T20 World Cup even without Archer, Stokes
(Reuters) - England are favourites to win the Twenty20 World Cup despite the absence of pace bowler Jofra Archer and all-rounder Ben Stokes, wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler said. Stokes was not includ...
Oct 03, 2021
Singapore parliament to debate bill to tackle foreign interference
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's parliament is set on Monday to debate a proposed law to counter foreign interference that has sparked concerns from opposition parties, rights groups and experts abou...
Oct 03, 2021
Asian shares slip as Evergrande, inflation worries sap positive mood
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares dipped on Monday as concerns about China's property sector and inflation worries offset upbeat U.S. data and positive news on new drugs to fight the cor...
Oct 03, 2021
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