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Olympics-Taiwan pulls out of baseball qualifying tournament over COVID-19 fears
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has pulled out of the final baseball qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics after being unable to secure a training facility and because of concerns over the health of ...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
Exclusive: Tesla supplier CATL plans a new battery plant in Shanghai – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's CATL is planning a major new automotive battery plant in Shanghai, continuing a blistering pace of expansion that will cement its lead as the world's No.1 supplier, two pe...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
NBA roundup: Trae Young, Hawks eliminate Knicks
Trae Young continued his breakout postseason, scoring 18 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Atlanta Hawks eliminated the New York Knicks with a 103-89 win in Game 5 of th...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
Sri Lanka readies for oil spill from sunken cargo ship
By Waruna Karunatilake and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Thursday readied for the possibility of an oil spill after a cargo ship laden with chemicals sank off its western coast. The Si...
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Remy Cointreau upbeat on outlook as annual profit beats forecasts
PARIS (Reuters) - French spirits group Remy Cointreau reported higher-than-expected operating profit growth for its 2020/21 fiscal year and was upbeat over prospects for this year and beyond. The make...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
JPMorgan seeks regulatory approval for full ownership of Chinese joint venture
HONG KONG (Reuters) - JPMorgan has applied to regulators for approval to take full ownership of its mainland Chinese securities joint venture, according to a spokesman for the bank. The Wall Street ba...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
Ahead of Tiananmen anniversary, Taiwan calls on China to return power to the people
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan called on China on Thursday to return power to the people and embark upon real political reform rather than avoid facing up to the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on p...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
Eager to represent: Gay and trans Mexican candidates running in key vote
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gay, lesbian and transgender candidates are competing for votes in Mexico's midterm election, aiming to upset politics as usual in the largely Roman Catholic, s...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
European stock traders place their blockbuster bets in the dark
By Saikat Chatterjee and Thyagaraju Adinarayan LONDON (Reuters) - Think of an exclusive poker game where the minimum bet is close to $1 million. The stock-trading version, "dark pools" that host block...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
Coronavirus curbs shutter thousands of Bangkok restaurants
By Athit Perawongmetha and Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - When restaurant owner Chirayu Na Ranong heard the Thai government announce new coronavirus restrictions in Bangkok in April, he b...
Syndicated Content Jun 03, 2021
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