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Panama’s Congress approves medical cannabis bill in unanimous vote
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's national assembly unanimously passed a bill on Monday that would regulate the use of medical cannabis, making it the first nation in Central American to do so. The pro...
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Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura told reporters on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found in COVID-19 vaccines in Okinawa were caused when needles where stuck...
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S.Korea drafts aggressive spending plan for 2022, taking debt to 50% of GDP
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government on Tuesday unveiled an aggressive spending increase in the final annual budget of President Moon Jae-in's five-year term, pushing out any pros...
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Asia shares ease as weak China data weighs
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia stock markets opened lower on Tuesday despite fresh all-time highs on Wall Street, as worries about China's slowing economic growth and regulatory changes weighed...
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Australia government spending climbs in Q2, adds to GDP
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government spending rose strongly in the June quarter fuelled by increased investment in public infrastructure, delivering a much-needed boost to economic growth. Spendin...
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Tencent shares fall more than 2% after China tightens rules for young video gamers
(Reuters) - Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd dropped more than 2% on Tuesday, after China announced new rules for young video gamers. That compared to a 0.4% slide in the benchmark Hang Seng Index and a...
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China environment ministry says U.S. climate envoy Kerry invited to visit
BEIJING (Reuters) - United States climate envoy John Kerry will visit china between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3 at China's invitation, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said in a statement on Tuesda...
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Tennis-Forgotten man Murray give Tsitsipas match to remember
By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Murray may have been the forgotten man at the U.S. Open but gave the crowd and Stefanos Tsitsipas a match to remember forcing the third seed to grind out a 2...
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Solar boom, pandemic curbs drive Australia’s carbon emissions down 5%
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.3% in the year to March 2021 as coronavirus lockdowns reduced transportation exhaust and increases in solar and wind po...
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Florida withholds funds from two school districts over mask mandates
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The Florida Department of Education said on Monday it has withheld funds from two school districts that made masks mandatory in classrooms this fall. "Commissioner of Edu...
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