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Fellow athletes rally around Osaka after French Open withdrawal
PARIS (Reuters) - Leading figures in tennis and sport have rallied to support Naomi Osaka after the women's world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, sayin...
May 31, 2021
Asian stocks at month high ahead of U.S. jobs data, gold rises
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday while gold flirted near five-month highs ahead of European and U.S. data this week that will likely offer clues on the health...
May 31, 2021
MLB roundup: Astros pound Red Sox in series opener
Jose Urquidy delivered an exceptional outing in his return from the injured list while Kyle Tucker capped a productive month with another multi-hit and multi-RBI effort as the Houston Astros won the o...
May 31, 2021
Asia’s factories sustain expansion, supply chain woes cloud outlook
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia's factory activity continued to expand in May thanks to an ongoing recovery in global demand, surveys showed on Tuesday, though rising raw material costs and sup...
May 31, 2021
Japan’s capital spending extends declines as firms tighten purse strings
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies cut spending on plant and equipment for the fourth straight quarter in January-March, as the economy struggles to shake off the drag from the co...
May 31, 2021
“Australia’s Greta Thunberg” steps up climate change activism
By Jill Gralow and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Leading thousands of protest marchers through central Sydney and joining a landmark class action lawsuit aren't the usual activities for most 14-year...
May 31, 2021
Growth in China home prices to sustain momentum in 2021 – Reuters poll
By Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's home prices are expected to grow faster this year than anticipated a few months earlier fuelled by hot demand in major cities and easy liquidity...
May 31, 2021
Japan to begin COVID-19 vaccinations at workplaces on June 21
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to start COVID-19 vaccination at workplaces and universities on June 21 to speed up the country's inoculation drive, a top government spokesman said on Tuesday. Moderna I...
May 31, 2021
Dollar in doldrums as traders ponder Fed policy path; sterling soars
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar languished near multi-month lows versus major peers on Tuesday as traders pondered the prospects for early policy normalization by the Federal Reserve ah...
May 31, 2021
China factory growth picks up in May but inflation pressures build -Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace this year in May as domestic and export demand picked up, though sharp rises in raw material prices and strains in supply chai...
May 31, 2021
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