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New Zealand COVID-19 cases steady ahead of decision on easing curbs
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 for a third day in a row on Monday, ahead of a decision on whether coronavirus restrictions would be eased in most...
Sep 05, 2021
Public support strong for Japan’s COVID vaccine minister as next PM – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voters strongly support Taro Kono, minister in charge of fighting COVID-19, becoming the next prime minister, a second opinion poll said on Monday, as potential candidates p...
Sep 05, 2021
Dollar near one-month low on bets for later Fed taper
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar languished near a one-month low versus major peers on Monday, as investors pushed back expectations for when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its ...
Sep 05, 2021
Australia takes delivery of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Britain
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nearly half a million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Australia overnight, officials said on Monday, the first batch of a swap deal with Britain that Austra...
Sep 05, 2021
Asia shares mixed, mull implications of U.S. jobs shock
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a mixed start on Monday as a disappointing U.S. payrolls report promised to keep policy there super-loose for longer, but also clouded the outl...
Sep 05, 2021
Tennis-Sabalenka defeats Mertens in straight sets in U.S. Open fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number two Aryna Sabalenka overcame early mistakes to advance past Belgian Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 on Sunday, reaching the U.S. Open quarter-final round for the first time. Up...
Sep 05, 2021
Some 1,000 people awaiting Taliban flight clearance from Mazar-i-Sharif -New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 1,000 people, including dozens of Americans and Afghans holding visas for the United States or other countries, remained stuck in Afghanistan for a fifth day on Sunday whi...
Sep 05, 2021
Florida gunman kills 4 including baby, wounds 11-year-old girl
(Reuters) - A self-described survivalist in body armor shot and killed four people, including a woman and her 3-month-old baby boy in her arms, before surrendering to police in central Florida on Sund...
Sep 05, 2021
Scores of asset managers fall short on tougher UK best practice code
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - BlackRock, Fidelity, Legal & General, M&G and abrdn are among 125 firms endorsed under Britain's tougher best practice code to stop "greenwashing" by asset managers, th...
Sep 05, 2021
Relax immigration rules to fix jobs squeeze, companies urge UK
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must relax its new immigration rules to allow in more foreign workers and ease labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit, a leading em...
Sep 05, 2021
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