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China property developers shares up on reports they may have more access to funds
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of Chinese property developers climbed on Friday, following media reports that the sector is gaining easier access to presale proceeds from residential projects - the lates...
Feb 11, 2022
Swiss inflation hits 13-year high in January
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss consumer price inflation touched 1.6% in January, the highest level since late 2008, as it moved closer to the 2% upper band of the Swiss National Bank's definition of price s...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Fans sympathetic to Valieva but say she must not compete at Games
By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - Figure skating fans on social media expressed sympathy for Kamila Valieva after confirmation that the 15-year-old failed a drug test prior to the Olympics but sai...
Feb 11, 2022
Peloton’s rabid fans, celebrity trainers key to future
By Danielle Kaye NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peloton Interactive Inc's star trainers are proving to be just as valuable as its stationary bikes to help the company survive after the pandemic. Peloton's sales...
Feb 11, 2022
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 404.01 million, death toll at 6,156,503
By Lynx Insight Service BENGALURU (Reuters) - More than 404.01 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,156,503 have died, according to a Reuters tally....
Feb 11, 2022
BMW receives license to take 75% stake in China joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive
(Reuters) - BMW has received the license from Chinese authorities to increase its stake in its Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive to 75% from 50%, the carmaker said on Friday, effective i...
Feb 11, 2022
Failed coup puts spotlight back on Guinea-Bissau’s role in cocaine trade
By Aaron Ross BISSAU (Reuters) - In October, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told French radio that drug trafficking and corruption were over in Guinea-Bissau, a country that has struggled to shake off...
Feb 11, 2022
Madagascar death toll from Cyclone Batsirai jumps to 111 – state agency
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - The death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar jumped to 111 on Friday from 92 reported earlier this week, the state disaster relief agency said. The cyclone hit the India...
Feb 11, 2022
Hong Kong extends ban on flights from eight countries, adds Nepal
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Friday extended a ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the United States and Britain, and imposed one on Nepal until March 4, with the government ...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-van der Poel wins gold in men’s 10,000m, breaks world record
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Sweden's Nils van der Poel crossed the finish line in the men's 10,000 race at the Beijing Olympics to smash his own world record and scoop his second Beijing go...
Feb 11, 2022
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