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China is not targeting any country with fan culture crackdown – Chinese embassy
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's crackdown on "fan culture" is aimed at maintaining public order and will not affect its cultural exchanges with any country, the Chinese embassy in South Korea said on Wed...
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Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Asian Youth Games, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), have been postponed to December 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local authorities said on Wednesday. The G...
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World’s largest plant capturing carbon from air starts in Iceland
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The world's largest plant that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and deposits it underground is due to start operating on Wednesday, the company behind the nascent gree...
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BOJ Kuroda: Japan rates will stay low even under expansionary fiscal policy – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank's yield curve control policy will keep interest rates low even if fiscal policy becomes more expansionary, the Nikkei new...
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Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in Amhara village – Ethiopia officials
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Rebellious forces from the Tigray region killed 120 civilians over two days in one village in Ethiopia's Amhara region, local officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The killings ...
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Hungary awaits Pope Francis with a sweet “Bite of Heaven”
By Krisztina Fenyo DUNAHARASZTI, Hungary (Reuters) - Confectioner Zsolt Karl has made a special cake he calls "a bite of Heaven" using dried fruits mentioned in the Bible and hopes Pope Francis will t...
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Taliban’s new Afghan government receives muted reception from China, Japan
(Reuters) - China and Japan gave a lukewarm reception on Wednesday to the formation of the Taliban's provisional government in Afghanistan following Islamist militants lightning seizure of Kabul last ...
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Residents weigh in on spending the rest of Peoria’s COVID funds
PEORIA, Ill. — The results are in…Peoria residents have spoken on how they think the city should spend the rest of $36.7 million in COVID relief funds. The city heard from 884 people and t...
Julia Bradley Sep 08, 2021
China Evergrande to delay loan interest payments to banks, REDD reports
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Property developer China Evergrande Group plans to suspend interest payments due on loans to two banks on Sept. 21, financial intelligence provider REDD reported on Wednesday, cit...
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Japan lawmaker Takaichi announces run for party leadership to replace PM Suga
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi on Monday officially announced she would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, w...
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