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Fed’s Brainard: Can’t wrap head around not having U.S. central bank digital currency
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Friday laid out a range of reasons for "urgency" around the issue of developing a U.S. central bank digital currency, including the ...
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Olympics-Equestrian-German birthday boy Jung takes eventing lead
TOKYO (Reuters) -Germany's Michael Jung laid a solid foundation to defend his eventing gold medals from Rio and London, beating world number one Oliver Townend of Britain to an early lead after the dr...
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Olympics-Triathlon-Team triumph feels extra special as Brownlee gets his gold
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Jonny Brownlee's bid to add a gold medal to his bronze and silver came up short in Monday's individual Olympic triathlon but his disappointment was wiped out and th...
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Malaysia extends emergency rule in Sarawak state to stop polls
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia extended a state of emergency in the eastern state of Sarawak until February 2022 to suspend regional elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state news agency Bernama ...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-American Simone Biles withdraws from event finals for vault and uneven bars-US Gymnastics
TOKYO (Reuters) - American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from event finals for vault and the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics, U.S. Gymnastics said on Saturday. Biles, who continues to wrestle w...
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China’s factory activity expands at a slower pace in July- official PMI
(Refiles to remove repeated dateline) BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in July due to higher raw material costs, equipment maintenance and extreme weather, adding...
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Trump helped raise more than $56 million online in early 2021
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump helped raise more than $56 million from online donors during the first six months of this year, a campaign finance disclosure showed...
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UK’s Truss says ‘closing in’ on free trade agreement with New Zealand – Sky News
(Reuters) - Britain is nearing an agreement in principle on a free trade deal with New Zealand, Sky News reported https://news.sky.com/story/uk-closing-in-on-striking-free-trade-agreement-with-new-zea...
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Olympics-Swimming-American Ledecky wins women’s 800m freestyle gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Katy Ledecky of the United States won the gold medal in the women's 800m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Ariarne Titmus of Australia won the silver and Simona Quadarella...
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Australia’s New South Wales reports 210 locally acquired COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, reported 210 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, up from 170 infections a day earlier, as total cases in the latest out...
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