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Need a nanny? Chinese school trains women to take care of newborns
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A group of more than a dozen women, dressed in matching pink lab coats, leans over rows of benches in a classroom, serious-faced as they delicately massage and stret...
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Explainer-Why Japan’s ‘shunto’ spring wage talks matter
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Every March, management of major Japanese firms meet with unions for wage talks across industries that set the tone for employees' pay in the ne...
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Japan’s workers eye bumper pay hike in closely watched union talks
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's big companies are expected to deliver the largest pay rise in 26 years in next week's "shunto" wage negotiations, offering policymakers ...
Syndicated Content Mar 07, 2023
Rugby-Savea has accepted throat-slitting sanction: Hurricanes coach
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - All Blacks enforcer Ardie Savea was quick to regret his throat-slitting gesture towards an opponent and has accepted his one-week ban, his Wellington Hurricanes coach said on Wed...
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Soccer-Havertz’s penalty re-take a ‘joke’, says Bellingham as Dortmund crash out
LONDON (Reuters) - The decision to allow Kai Havertz to re-take his penalty was a "joke", Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham said after Chelsea knocked the German club out of the Champions L...
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Games-Calgary and Edmonton to explore Games bid after Hamilton drops out
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Calgary and Edmonton will explore a joint bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Sport Canada said on Tuesday, stepping in for Hamilton, the Canadian city t...
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Chinese cities see temperatures hit record high for early March
(Reuters) - More than a dozen major Chinese cities have seen temperatures hit record seasonal highs this week, with central China's Wuhan and Zhengzhou at more than 10 degrees Celsius (18F) higher tha...
Syndicated Content Mar 07, 2023

UPDATE: Celebrity sighting at Peoria bar and at Pekin restaurant
UPDATED 9:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – It’s not every day you see a big time comedian and movie star in Central Illinois. But Will Ferrell was indeed in the area Tuesday, according to social med...
Will Stevenson Mar 07, 2023
Asian stocks tumble after hawkish Powell comments
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares fell sharply on Wednesday, while the dollar advanced after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised the possibility of the ...
Syndicated Content Mar 07, 2023
Studying Ukraine war, China’s military minds fret over US missiles, Starlink
By Eduardo Baptista and Greg Torode BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China needs the capability to shoot down low-earth-orbit Starlink satellites and defend tanks and helicopters against shoulder-fired Ja...
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