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Olympics-Basketball-Cambage’s Tokyo hopes in balance as investigation launched
TOKYO (Reuters) - Liz Cambage's hopes of playing at the Olympic Games are in the balance after Basketball Australia launched an investigation into an altercation involving the Las Vegas Aces centre in...
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Mexican fishing rule change a ‘setback’ for near-extinct porpoise, say conservationists
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government's decision to loosen its policy of keeping a fishing free zone around a protected area in the Gulf of California region was a "setback" to keeping alive ...
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Samsung considering another Texas location for $17 billion chip factory – document
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has applied for tax breaks to potentially build its planned $17 billion U.S. chip factory in a location in Texas other than Austin, where it has an existing chip ...
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Olympics-Australian tennis player De Minaur tests positive for COVID-19, latest athlete to miss Tokyo Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his departure for the Tokyo Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Friday, the latest at...
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BOJ cuts this year’s growth forecast, unveils outline of climate scheme
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan cut this fiscal year's growth forecast on Friday but maintained its view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery, signalling that monetary policy will be on ...
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Philippines detects first local transmission of Delta variant
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has recorded the country's first locally transmitted cases of the more infectious Delta coronavirus variant, the health ministry said on Friday, with one person dyin...
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Asian shares slip as investors look past upbeat tech earnings
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares headed lower on Friday as profit-taking in Taiwanese chip giant TSMC, despite record profits, weighed on other tech firms and broader risk sentiment, wh...
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Olympics-Tennis-Djokovic confirms he will compete at Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic confirmed he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics as the Serb remains on course to achieve the Golden Slam in tennis. Djokovic completed the third leg towards...
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Church in honor of Maradona opens its doors in Mexico
By Carlos Carillo PUEBLA, Mexico (Reuters) - A pair of large vases bearing soccer balls stand at the entrance to Mexico's first Maradonian church and an image of Diego Maradona wearing a charro hat we...
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China to order developers to disclose commercial paper debt every month – sources
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese regulators want property developers to disclose details of rapidly growing commercial paper issuance in their monthly reports, said three sources, as part of...
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