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MLB roundup: Cards win 17th straight, seal wild-card bid
Adam Wainwright earned his 17th victory as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Tuesday night to clinch a berth in the National League wild-card game. Wainwright (17-...
Sep 29, 2021
Exclusive: China’s regulators tighten scrutiny of FX dealers – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's regulators are tightening control over the inner workings of its currency market, pressuring banks to trade less and in smaller ranges, two banking sources told Reuters, a...
Sep 29, 2021
Support for Dutertes declines in Philippines election survey
MANILA (Reuters) - The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte remains the most popular prospect for next year's presidential election, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, while her father slip...
Sep 29, 2021
Fumio Kishida wins vote to become Japanese ruling party leader, PM
TOKYO (Reuters) -Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister, on Wednesday won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) party and become the next prime minister. The soft-spoken Kis...
Sep 29, 2021
Australian state gives world’s oldest rainforest to Indigenous group
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Queensland, Australia's third most populous state, said on Wednesday it has given ownership of the world's oldest tropical rainforest to a local Indigenous group. The Daintree Rai...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. to declare 23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, extinct -AP
(Reuters) - The ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species will be declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Government...
Sep 29, 2021
AstraZeneca buys drugmaker Caelum in deal worth up to $500 million
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Wednesday its newly acquired Alexion division will purchase the remaining equity in drugmaker Caelum Biosciences in a deal that could be worth up to $500 million, expan...
Sep 29, 2021
Lengthy queues build outside gas stations in London again
LONDON (Reuters) - Lengthy queues formed outside gas stations across London on Wednesday, with signs on the orbital motorway around the capital warning that no fuel was available at some sites, Reuter...
Sep 29, 2021
Soft-spoken Kishida to become Japan’s next PM after party vote
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won on Wednesday a race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), virtually ensuring that he will succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide ...
Sep 29, 2021
Factbox: Key policies of Japan’s next PM Kishida, a consensus builder
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida clinched a victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on Wednesday, virtually ensuring that he replaces Y...
Sep 29, 2021
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