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China pledges support for Hong Kong amid COVID surge
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will fully support Hong Kong with its "dynamic zero" coronavirus strategy as the territory battles an escalating outbreak, its office overseeing matters in the city said. T...
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In a first, former prisoner takes seat in New York State Assembly
By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - As far as Eddie Gibbs knows, he is the first person elected to the New York State Legislature who previously served time in prison, but shortly before his inaugu...
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Rate hike bets keep U.S. dollar bid
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was firm in Asia on Friday after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official unleashed a wave of bets on ...
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S.Korea says central bank may buy more govt bonds to calm bond markets
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank and finance ministry said on Friday they agreed the Bank of Korea will need to buy more government bonds if needed to stabilise the local bond market. The ...
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Olympics-Figure skating-Katarina Witt backs Valieva, blames the Russian’s entourage
By Julien Pretot BEIJING (Reuters) - Figure skating great Katarina Witt backed Russian sensation Kamila Valieva and pointed the finger at her entourage as the 15-year-old practices for her next event ...
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Biden sees mask requirements for children easing, but cautious on dropping all mandates
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said mask requirements for children would likely to start to fall away given federal plans to begin vaccinating children un...
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Hornets get Montrezl Harrell from Wizards
The Charlotte Hornets acquired big man Montrezl Harrell from the Washington Wizards on Thursday in exchange for guard Ish Smith and center Vernon Carey Jr. Washington also received a 2023 second-round...
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Unnamed woman accuses U.S. rapper Snoop Dogg of sexual assault in lawsuit
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An unidentified woman has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses American rapper Snoop Dogg of sexual assault and battery after she attended one of his concerts in...
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Biden administration urges Canada to use federal powers to clear border blockade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday urged Canada to use federal powers to ease the disruption at the U.S.-Canada border caused by a protest against anti-coronavirus mandates th...
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Fed’s Barkin: ‘I’d have to be convinced’ of need for half-point rate hike
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Tom Barkin on Thursday said he would be "conceptually" open to raising interest rates by a bigger-than-usual half-of-a-percentage point...
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