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Factbox-Five facts about missing star Chinese dealmaker and his firm
By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Well-known Chinese dealmaker Bao Fan, founder of investment bank China Renaissance Holdings Ltd, has gone missing in the latest disappearance of a top business executiv...
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Paraguay president seeks to calm China jitters on Taiwan trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Paraguayan President Mario Abdo on Saturday sought to calm jitters that an election in April could see his country ditch long-standing ties with Taiwan in favour of China, saying at...
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Chinese officials arrive in Taiwan on first post-pandemic visit
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A group of Chinese officials arrived in Taiwan on Saturday on the first visit in three years, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, to attend a cultural event at a time of soaring mili...
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Soccer-New Zealand Women ‘not good enough’ in loss to Portugal, says Klimkova
(Reuters) - New Zealand Women head coach Jitka Klimkova was disappointed with her team's performance in Friday's 5-0 friendly defeat to Portugal, saying they were "not good enough". New Zealand, co-ho...
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Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message
(Reuters) - Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, "only Twitter Blue sub...
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Soccer-Haiti thrash Senegal 4-0 in Women’s World Cup playoffs
(Reuters) - Haiti stormed to a 4-0 win over Senegal at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland as the final qualifying playoffs for the Women's World Cup kicked off on Saturday. Two goals by Roselord Borgel...
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President Marcos says Philippines ‘will not lose an inch’ of territory
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday that the country "will not lose an inch" of territory, his remarks coming on the heels of continuing maritime tensions wit...
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Soccer-Familiar face awaits as Al Hilal return to Asian title defence
By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal will resume their quest for a record-extending fifth Asian Champions League crown on Monday, a little over a week after finishing as run...
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Brazil’s vaccine-skeptic Bolsonaro got the shot, document indicates
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A health ministry record indicates that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a vocal skeptic of COVID-19 vaccines who vowed to never get the jab, may have received one in 20...
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At least 60,000 minors set to cross dangerous Panama-Colombia jungle gap in 2023, says UN
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A substantial hike in children crossing the Darien jungle - linking Panama with Colombia - is expected this year, the United Nations said on Friday, amid a surge in migrants ma...
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