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Dollar firm as Delta virus threat looms over ‘Freedom Day’
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar sat near its highest levels in months on Monday as the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant made investors nervous about the global recovery and se...
Jul 18, 2021
Two political upstarts notch upset wins in Chile’s presidential primaries
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Presidential primaries on Sunday for Chile's left- and right-leaning coalitions upended predictions, leaving leftist former student leader Gabriel Boric and center-right upstart S...
Jul 18, 2021
Israeli firm’s spyware used to target journalists’ cell phones – reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Israeli company's spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the wo...
Jul 18, 2021
Zoom to buy cloud software provider Five9 in $15 billion deal
(Reuters) -Teleconferencing services provider Zoom Video Communications Inc has struck a deal to buy cloud software provider Five9 Inc in an all-stock transaction valued at about $14.7 billion, the co...
Jul 18, 2021
Olympics-Rhythmic gymnastics-Facing apathy at home, US athletes rally fans on social media
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Since she started training as a rhythmic gymnast at the age of seven, America's Laura Zeng has come to realise that most people in her country do not know much about...
Jul 18, 2021
S.Korea says Moon’s Japan visit, summit with Suga “still uncertain”
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Japan visit and summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is "still uncertain", South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Monday. (R...
Jul 18, 2021
Oil falls more than 1% after OPEC+ agrees to boost supply
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday, hit by an agreement over the weekend within the OPEC+ group of producers to boost output after an earlier pact fell apart d...
Jul 18, 2021
Two-thirds of Japanese doubt pandemic Olympics can be safe, says poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two-thirds of people in Japan do not believe the country can host a safe and secure Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey published by the Asahi newspaper jus...
Jul 18, 2021
Singapore advises unvaccinated people to stay home as cases rise
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry on Sunday "strongly" advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home as much as possible over the next few weeks, citing height...
Jul 18, 2021
Asian shares extend losses on renewed virus scare, inflation woes
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped again on Monday while perceived safe haven assets, including the yen and gold, edged higher as investor risk appetite was soured by fears of ris...
Jul 18, 2021
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