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Philippine military grounds Black Hawk helicopters after crash kills six
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday ordered the grounding of the military's fleet of Black Hawk helicopters after a crash during training mission in an provinc...
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Taiwan says discussing COVID-19 vaccine passports
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is in talks with international bodies about COVID-19 vaccine passports, the head of its Centres for Disease Control said on Thursday, which could help ease long-standing trav...
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China Evergrande arranges funds of $1.75 billion to repay offshore bonds
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's most indebted property developer said it had arranged its own funds of HK$13.6 billion ($1.75 billion) to repay bonds due on Monday, as well as to pay interest on all oth...
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Honda hopes new Civic hatchback to be basis for more efficient cars
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co unveiled its latest Civic hatchback designs on Thursday, with hopes that the all-new model will become a foundation for developing cars more efficiently. The eleventh ...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Backing grows for new IMF COVID and climate fund
By Marc Jones and Andrea Shalal LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans for a new IMF "Resilience and Sustainability" fund that would expand its support to dozens more vulnerable countries gained key inte...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega shrugs off global pressure in rare speech
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday said sanctions would not deter his government and he vowed not to free detained political foes accused of crimes, as international ...
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China’s Minsheng Bank says Evergrande exposure ‘within controllable range’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Minsheng Banking Group said risks from its loan exposure to debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group is "within controllable range", with exposure having droppe...
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Newsmaker: Soccer-Li in line to continue in China’s impossible job
By Michael Church (Reuters) - China's success-hungry football fans place crushing demands on the national team and no one knows that better than the current coach, former Everton midfielder Li Tie. Si...
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Australian court orders Chilean woman’s extradition over Pinochet-era charges
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court on Thursday ruled that a Chilean woman accused of kidnapping seven people during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet must be extradited to face the cha...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Cycling-Star-studded Ineos-Grenadiers hold key to intriguing Tour de France
By Julien Pretot BREST, France (Reuters) - Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic are the clear favourites for this year's Tour de France, but an aggressive and star-studded Ineos-Grenadiers team may hold th...
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