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Brazil’s Oi says court rules fiber unit to be sold to BTG funds
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian telecom Oi SA said on Wednesday it had received the go-ahead from a court to sell a majority stake in its fiber optic business to funds managed by Banco BTG Pactual. Oi,...
Jul 07, 2021
Dollar near three-month high after Fed minutes reaffirm taper timeline
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar traded near its highest in three months versus major peers on Thursday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's June policy meeting confirmed the world's b...
Jul 07, 2021
U.S. considers visas for vulnerable Afghan women after military exit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering offering an expedited visa path for vulnerable Afghans including women politicians, journalists, and activists who may become targets of ...
Jul 07, 2021
Thailand reports new daily record of 75 coronavirus deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Thursday 75 new deaths from the coronavirus, a new daily record, bringing the total number of fatalities in the Southeast Asian country to 2,462 since the pand...
Jul 07, 2021
Australia’s New South Wales reports biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases for 2021
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the year so far, as total infections in...
Jul 07, 2021
South Korea reports highest ever daily rise in COVID-19 cases
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea on Thursday reported its highest ever one-day number of new COVID-19 infections, as officials consider tightening social distancing restrictions. The 1,275 c...
Jul 07, 2021
Baseball-Ohtani breaks Matsui’s record for home runs by a Japanese player
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels dual-threat Shohei Ohtani hit his major-league leading 32nd home run of the season on Wednesday, breaking Hideki Matsui's record for long balls in a single s...
Jul 07, 2021
Japan’s bank lending rise at slowest pace in 8 years as COVID-19 hit subsides
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending rose at its slowest annual pace in more than eight years in June as corporate fund demand to weather coronavirus-linked cash constraints subside...
Jul 07, 2021
Japan set to declare state of emergency for Tokyo area through Aug 22: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to declare a state of emergency for the Tokyo area through August 22 amid a new wave of infections, a government minister said on Thursday, casting a shadow...
Jul 07, 2021
Musk’s Boring Company bids to build transit tunnel in Florida
BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - Elon Musk's tunneling enterprise, Boring Company, has submitted a bid to build an underground transit system between downtown and the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
Jul 07, 2021
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