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German services lose momentum as catch-up effects wane, supply shortages spill over -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's services sector activity continued to grow strongly in September, but the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic lost momentum as catch-up effects are waning and more compani...
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Report finds 216,000 children were victims of French clergy sex abuse since 1950
PARIS (Reuters) - An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found that an estimated 216,000 children were victims of abuse at the hands of clergy since 1950, Jean-March Sauv...
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Australia approves third new coal mine extension in a month
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has approved its third coal mine extension in the past month in the lead up to a global climate summit next month and even as its high court ruled the government must c...
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Japan’s dip in COVID-19 cases baffles experts; winter ‘nightmare’ still a risk
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's COVID-19 case numbers have plummeted to the lowest in nearly a year just as other parts of Asia are struggling with surging infections, leaving health experts ...
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Facebook deletes some content banned in Russia, but still faces fine -report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Facebook has complied with Russian demands to delete some banned content, but it could still face a hefty fine as it was slow to do so, the Vedomosti newspaper cited state communica...
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Is the UK in 1970’s-style crisis? Johnson says: ‘No’
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday that Britain was in crisis due to a shortage of labour or that it was facing a 1970s-style inflationary spiral. Johnson said that busi...
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Factbox – Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - China reported no new local COVID-19 cases for the first time in more than three weeks, while Japan is gauging the right time to restart a popular subsidised travel programme that was susp...
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MTN Uganda IPO to raise about $1.2 billion – regulator
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Telecoms firm MTN Uganda's initial public offering is expected to raise about $1.2 billion, Keith Kalyegira, Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority said on Tuesda...
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Banks, Infineon help European stocks buck global gloom
(Reuters) - European stocks edged higher on Tuesday, as rising bank stocks and an encouraging earnings update from German chipmaker Infineon calmed nerves following a tech-fuelled selloff on Wall Stre...
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Afghanistan to start issuing passports again after months of delays
KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday, a senior official said, following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the countr...
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