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China culture crackdown a sign of ‘profound’ political change – commentary
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's crackdown on celebrity culture and its moves to rein in giant internet firms are a sign of "profound" political changes under way in the country, a prominent blogger said ...
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Thinking out of the box: Japanese artist makes life-like cardboard sculptures
By Joseph Campbell TOKYO (Reuters) - Using a long pair of tweezers, Monami Ohno delicately places tiny cardboard "scales" on the legs of her sculpture of Godzilla, the giant reptile from the classic J...
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China’s factory activity expands at slower pace in August, services contract
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in August, while the services sector slumped into contraction, as coronavirus-related restrictions and high raw material prices pr...
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‘I need help’: Louisiana man rides out Storm Ida in destroyed home
By Adrees Latif HOUMA, La. (Reuters) - "Right now, I've got nothing." Sitting on his front porch, 70-year-old Theophilus Charles was still visibly in shock as he described Sunday night when Ida, one o...
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India’s economy likely rebounded in April-June amid pandemic risks
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy likely rebounded in the April-June quarter from a deep slump last year helped by improved manufacturing and in spite of a devastating second wave o...
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Dollar near 2-week low as investors look to U.S. jobs data
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near two-week lows against a basket of currencies on Tuesday with trade seen driven by month-end flows as investors looked ahead to U.S. jobs figu...
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U.S. climate envoy Kerry to visit China and Japan this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will travel to China and Japan this week "to engage with international counterparts on efforts to address the climate crisis," the State Department...
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Japan’s July factory output falls as COVID-19 disruptions hit
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output shrank in July as car production took a hit from a coronavirus resurgence in Asia that has cast doubt over the recovery in the world's th...
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Fate of California students in Afghanistan uncertain as U.S. airlift ends
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Six Afghan refugee families who had resettled in California only to end up stranded in their homeland during a summer visit that coincided with the U.S. troop w...
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Japan PM Suga considering party reshuffle -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is considering a reshuffle of executive posts in his ruling party that would involve the replacement of his close associate and secretary gener...
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