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Snooker-China’s governing body upholds lifetime bans for match-fixing
(Reuters) - China's snooker authorities have upheld lifetime bans for match-fixing handed out to Liang Wenbo and Li Hang by the sport's world governing body (WPBSA) and given five other players longer...
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Tokyo residents find comfort in fluffy, street-strolling alpacas
By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) - The quiet of early morning streets in one downtown Tokyo neighbourhood is broken by joggers, parents with children in strollers - and a pair of alpacas, out for th...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2023
Indonesia moves site of ASEAN military drills away from South China Sea
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has changed where it will host ASEAN's first-ever joint military exercise to a location away from the South China Sea where several countries including China have overlap...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2023
Netflix CEO says $2.5 billion Korean investment won’t exploit local talent
SEOUL (Reuters) - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos pledged on Thursday that its bumper investment in South Korean content would not bypass young local talent, after calls by some lawmakers for the streamin...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2023
Honduras hands prison control to military police, expands emergency powers after deadly riot
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras will return control of most of the country's penal system to the military police for the next year, the Central American country's presidential office said late on Wed...
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Russia gas flows through Ukraine could stop next year – FT
(Reuters) - Russia could shut off one of the last arteries carrying Russian gas to Europe by the end of next year when Ukraine's supply contract with Gazprom expires, the Financial Times said on Thurs...
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Analysis – Investors keep bets on U.S. rates soon topping out, despite Powell’s hawkishness
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - A hawkish tilt from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hasn't been enough to convince some investors that the central bank is unlikely to hold U.S. interest r...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2023
Factbox-As electric cars take off, makers pledge $14.3 billion for US lithium iron phosphate
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Interest and investment in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells and materials, used to power electric vehicles, continue to climb in the United States. LFP is a lower...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2023
Analysis-For EV batteries, lithium iron phosphate narrows the gap with nickel, cobalt
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - As the auto industry scrambles to produce more affordable electric vehicles, whose most expensive components are the batteries, lithium iron phosphate is gaining tr...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2023
Leaders head to Paris to give impetus for new global finance agenda
By Leigh Thomas and John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France hosts a summit on Thursday, including African leaders, China's prime minister and Brazil's president, to boost crisis financing for low-income c...
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