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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose by 2.1% month on month in August after a subdued 0.6% increase in July, despite the phasing-out of a tax break for purchases in England an...

By Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) - Scores of healthcare workers protested in the Philippine capital on Wednesday to demand an end to what they called government neglect and unpaid benefits, as pres...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's August new home prices rose at the slowest pace in five months as red-hot demand in its biggest cities cooled following a slew of restrictions to stabilise surging prices, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bianca Andreescu overcame stomach pain and a stiff challenge from Viktorija Golubic to advance 7-5 4-6 7-5 into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The 21-year-old, maki...

BEIJING (Reuters) - The first batch of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Thursday, a total of 932,000 shots, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian manufacturing activity declined for the third consecutive month in August as downturn in production and new orders deepened, a business survey showed on Wednesday. IHS Marki...

By Silvia Aloisi and Hanna Rantala VENICE (Reuters) - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with a rich line-up and the return of Hollywood stars who had largely deserted it last year due to the...

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - A Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect early Wednesday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on an emergency request by abortion right...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Seven Hong Kong democracy activists were sentenced on Wednesday to up to 16 months in jail for their role in an unauthorised assembly at the height of anti-government protests in...

By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp said on Wednesday it has completed the official business registration of its electric vehicle unit, marking the latest milesto...