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Golf-Australian tour battlers desperate to tee off again after COVID purgatory
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Having had his livelihood taken away and two peak playing years wiped out by COVID-19, Australian golfer Matt Griffin is eager to rejoin the professional ranks but ...
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Russia reports record daily COVID-19 death toll of 973
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 973 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, its highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic. It also recorded 28,190 new infections in the space of ...
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Factbox: Chinese developers that missed or are set to miss offshore bond payments since Sept
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cash-strapped China Evergrande Group missed its third round of bond coupon payments in three weeks, as the one-time top-selling property developer in China wrestles with more tha...
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Beirut blast judge issues arrest warrant for ex finance minsiter Khalil
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The lead judge investigating last year's catastrophic Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil after he failed to show up ...
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It’s an allegory: North Korea website says ‘Squid Game’ reflects South Korea’s ‘beastly’ society
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean propaganda website said on Tuesday that the international Netflix hit "Squid Game" exposes the reality of South Korean capitalist culture where "corrupti...
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China’s Xi launches $232 million biodiversity protection fund for developing countries
By David Stanway KUNMING, China (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the launch of a 1.5 billion yuan ($232.47 million) fund on Tuesday to support biodiversity protection in developing c...
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Health activists fight stigma to raise breast cancer awareness in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Health authorities and charities in Gaza are stepping up efforts to persuade women to be tested for breast cancer, hoping to overcome social stigma in the conserv...
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Japan working on starting COVID-19 booster shots by year-end
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government is working on starting COVID-19 booster shots by year-end, deputy chief cabinet secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said at a news conference on Tuesday. Isozaki added...
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Japan PM Kishida: Weak yen good for exports but pushes up corporate costs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday a weak yen helps lift exports but also increases costs for companies by pushing up import prices. "We will closely watch the imp...
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Major central banks likely to make policy mistakes – Deutsche survey
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank are expected to keep policy settings too loose while the Bank of England is likely to err on the hawkish side, most respondent...
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