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China won’t give up on its zero-tolerance COVID policy soon – experts
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not give up on its zero-tolerance policy towards local COVID-19 cases any time soon, some experts said, as the policy has allowed it to quickly quell local outbreaks, wh...
Nov 02, 2021
Elon Musk goes viral on Chinese social media with ancient poem post
(Refiles to fix location in dateline) By Eduardo Baptista HONG KONG (Reuters) - The posting of an ancient Chinese poem by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on social media on Tuesday has driven Chinese internet use...
Nov 02, 2021
France frees seized British scallop dredger, Britain says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday that France had freed a British scallop dredger that was seized last week in French waters near Le Havre, and welcomed Paris's decision to step back from a r...
Nov 02, 2021
Maersk triples quarterly profit despite lower container volumes
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk on Tuesday said record-high freight rates boosted quarterly earnings despite lower container volumes due to congestion at ports. The coronaviru...
Nov 02, 2021
BP boosts buybacks after gas prices, trading lift Q3 profit
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -BP reported on Tuesday a rise in third quarter profit, lifted by oil and gas prices and a strong trading performance, allowing it to expand its share buyback programme ...
Nov 02, 2021
Maersk expands air freight with new Boeing planes, logistics firm acquisition
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Tuesday it will buy freight-forwarder Senator International along with two Boeing aircraft, the firm's latest move to boost its businesses b...
Nov 02, 2021
Exclusive-BlackRock raises $673 million for climate-focused infrastructure fund
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber GLASGOW/BOSTON (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc told Reuters it has raised a target-beating $673 million for an infrastructure fund with backing from the French, German and Ja...
Nov 02, 2021
Taiwan to woo backers at APEC for bid to join Pacific trade pact
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week, President Tsai Ing-we...
Nov 02, 2021
Romania’s centrist party cancels vote of confidence on PM-designate, stalemate continues
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist Liberals have cancelled a vote of confidence on the minority government line-up put forward by their Prime-Minister designate Nicolae Ciuca, which he was widel...
Nov 02, 2021
Japan’s Joker assailant wanted to “kill lots of people”-police
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - A drifter who admired the Joker from Batman and dressed as him to carry out a Halloween attack on a Tokyo train "wanted to kill lots of people" and planned his moves o...
Nov 02, 2021
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