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Fintech unit of Malaysia’s AirAsia secures up to $100 million from SK Group
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Group will invest up to $100 million in the financial technology unit of AirAsia Group Bhd, the Malaysian budget carrier said in a statement on Friday. BigPay...
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Taliban close in on two provincial Afghan capitals as U.S. forces exit country
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters on Friday intensified clashes with Afghan forces and targeted militias allied with the government, officials said, stretching their dominance of border towns and clo...
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Olympics-Climbing-Poland’s Miroslaw smashes women’s speed record to lead final
By Rozanna Latiff and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw smashed the women's world speed climbing record on Friday to win the first leg of the three-event Olympic final on Frida...
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MLB roundup: Braves use 6-run 8th to sweep Cards
Austin Riley hit a two-run homer as the visiting Atlanta Braves scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 Thursday night and complete a three-game sweep. The Brave...
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Olympics-Cycling-German official banned by UCI until Dec. 31 for racist remarks
TOKYO (Reuters) - The sporting director of the German cycling federation has been suspended until the end of the year after making racist remarks during the men's Olympic road time trial at Tokyo 2020...
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Olympics-Athletics-Italy’s Palmisano wins women’s 20km race walk
By Chris Gallagher SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) -Italy's Antonella Palmisano won the women's Olympic 20km race walk on Friday with a time of one hour, 29 minutes and 12 seconds, bringing her country its f...
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Home-brewers thrive in northern Nigeria despite trouble with religious police
By Angela Ukomadu and Seun Sanni KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - In Nigeria's northern Kano state, Janet Peter stirs a thick and frothy brown liquid inside a large cast iron pot, worrying all the while that...
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Tunisia places senior official from Islamist Ennahda party under house arrest
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's interior ministry has placed Anouar Maarouf, a senior official in the Islamist Ennahda party, under house arrest, an Ennahda official told Reuters. Maarouf is a former mini...
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Take Five: Dodging the summer squalls
LONDON (Reuters) - Below are five events and themes likely to dominate global financial markets next week. 1/INFLATION PALPITATIONS U.S. consumer price data out on Wednesday will provide some answers ...
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South Africa’s Zuma admitted to hospital from prison
LONDON (Reuters) - South Africa's jailed former president, Jacob Zuma, was admitted to hospital for medical observation on Friday, the government's Correctional Services department said. Zuma has been...
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