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COLOMBO (Reuters) - At a factory in Sri Lanka's Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city, workers use staples and glue to assemble long cardboard boxes which will be used as coffins for some the country's coronavi...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is expected to raise interest rates on Thursday, making it the first major central bank in Asia to do so in the pandemic era as surging household debt and home prices thr...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Rapid climate change in China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau could destabilise water supplies and cause more frequent disasters, even though warmer temperatures have improved conditions ...

By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you had to choose one word to describe the pandemic era, "risky" would be a strong candidate. In a deeply risky time for our health, careers and finances, Sukhi...

BEIJING (Reuters) - OPay, an Africa-focused digital payment startup founded by a Chinese entrepreneur, said it has secured $400 million in its latest funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, valui...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia evacuated more than 50 female Afghan athletes and their dependents after lobbying from prominent figures from the sporting world, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven countries were set to discuss on Tuesday whether to seek an extension to a Aug. 31 deadline for the evacuation of thousands of people trying ...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Tuesday recorded its highest increase in COVID-19 cases since April 2020, but authorities said the numbers were not rising exponentially and the ...

By Richa Naidu and Lisa Baertlein CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walmart on Tuesday launched a delivery service for other merchants throughout the United States, an announcement that comes as goods sellers scram...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday accused Beijing of continuing to "coerce" and "intimidate" in the South China Sea and pledged that Washington would pursue a free and...