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Dollar regroups after Powell push
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar retreated from recent peaks on Thursday, following further reassurance from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell that he was in no rush to tighten poli...
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Olympics-Swimming-Games could become just another meet for swimmers: Biondi
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Matt Biondi won 11 Olympic medals, including eight golds, but the American can see a day where the Games are no longer the main event for elite swimmers. The 55-year...
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Netflix hires former Facebook exec as gaming VP to focus beyond films, shows
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it has hired a former Facebook executive to lead its video games unit as the company ramps up its efforts to grow beyond its traditional streaming business. T...
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Beyond Meat opens JD.com store, as Chinese remain wary of meat substitutes
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beyond Meat said on Thursday it has launched an online store in China on ecommerce company JD.com, as the plant-based meatmaker aims to boost sales in the world's biggest meat mark...
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Olympics-Swimming-Black swimmers still under-represented in the pool
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - When Alice Dearing earned her ticket to Tokyo 2020 as the first Black female swimmer to represent Britain at an Olympics, she spoke of "decades and decades of histor...
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Horse racing-Judge voids Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has nullified New York Racing Association's (NYRA) suspension of famed thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert, saying the organisation failed to provide him a post-suspe...
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Exxon hiring more temporary workers as Texas refinery lockout continues
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday it will begin hiring additional temporary operators of its Beaumont, Texas refinery as a lock out of 650 union-represented workers runs into its ...
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Thailand reports daily record of 98 coronavirus deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Thursday a daily record of 98 coronavirus deaths, taking total fatalities to 3,032 since the pandemic began last year. The country's COVID-19 task force also r...
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South Korea central bank holds rates as COVID-19 surge clouds tightening plans
By Cynthia Kim and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank kept monetary policy unchanged on Thursday as the country battles a spike in infections that threatens to derail policymakers'...
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Cuba lifts food, medicine customs restrictions after protests
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's government announced on Wednesday it was temporarily lifting restrictions on the amount of food and medicine travelers could bring into the country in an apparent concession ...
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