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UK households rein in borrowing in July, repay mortgages
LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers curbed their borrowing in July when the country was hit by a rise in COVID-19 cases which triggered tough self-isolation rules, and homeowners made a rare net repay...
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Exclusive-Thailand’s elderly lag behind in COVID vaccination drive, data show
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Just two weeks before her long-awaited vaccine appointment in Bangkok, Anyamanee Puttaraksa's 62-year-old mother became feverish. Three days later, her m...
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Hong Kong’s strict quarantine rules threaten to erode allure of financial hub
(Refiles to fix headline grammar, no change to text) By Farah Master and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's government is facing growing pressure from business lobby groups to open borders...
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Explainer-Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three hours a week, a move it said was necessary to combat gaming addiction...
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S.Korea’s Kakao Pay cuts IPO target by 6% to $1.3 billion
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean fintech company Kakao Pay Corp cut its planned initial public offering (IPO) target to up to 1.5 trillion won ($1.29 billion) from a previously announced 1.6 trillion won...
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China shuts American Chamber of Commerce in Chengdu, organisation says
By Andrew Galbraith and Gabriel Crossley SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese authorities have instructed an American Chamber of Commerce in the southwestern city of Chengdu to cease operations, officials with...
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Taliban government will decide on Kabul airport charter flights – Germany
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Germany will wait for the Taliban to install a new government to see if the Islamists will honour their pledge to allow civilians to leave Afghanistan on flights from Kabul airpo...
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Ryanair ‘very keen’ on Boeing MAX 10 but no agreement on price – O’Leary
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ryanair is "very keen" to make a significant order for Boeing's 737 MAX 10 aircraft, but there has been no agreement on pricing so far in ongoing talks, Group Chief Executive Mich...
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Russia to hold naval drills with Iran, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday it would hold naval drills in the Caspian Sea with small missile and artillery ships from Iran, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in early Septembe...
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Kazakh defence minister resigns after 15 die in arms depot blasts
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakh Defence Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev resigned on Tuesday, the office of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said, days after a fire and a series of blasts at an arms depot killed ...
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