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‘Bubble man’ roams San Francisco streets, bringing joy
By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The massive bubble Kurth Reis conjured last month, rising like a genie from a bucket of soap, startled a small girl visiting San Francisco's Embarcadero, al...
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Sticker campaign targets slavery roots in New York City
By Dan Fastenberg (Reuters) - A New York-based campaign is drawing attention to prominent New Yorkers whose names are emblazoned on streets, schools, and storefronts and who it says had ties to slaver...
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Malaysia PM appoints new deputy amid coalition infighting
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday named defence minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as his deputy, in a move that could ease tensions with a key ally in the ruli...
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Yellen’s next test: Persuading G20 that U.S. Congress will not block tax deal
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was able to help corral 130 countries to agree to a major revamp of international corporate taxation, but showing them she c...
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Analysis-Biden kept a Trump-era border policy in place – that was a mistake, allies say
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has frustrated allies by keeping in place a Trump-era border expulsion policy opposed by human rights activists and health experts, and ha...
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Analysis: U.S. IPO market a danger zone for Chinese firms after Beijing crackdown
By Scott Murdoch, Kane Wu and Echo Wang HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's stepped-up scrutiny of overseas listings by its companies and a clampdown on ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc soon afte...
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India’s health minister quits before Modi’s cabinet rejig – source
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has resigned ahead of a cabinet reshuffle planned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later on Wednesday, a source close to the minister told Re...
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Hundreds of Afghan servicemen flown back from Tajikistan – Tajik security source
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Almost 300 Afghan servicemen who crossed the border into Tajikistan while retreating from Taliban militants were flown home in the early hours of Wednesday, a Tajik security sourc...
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Crypto exchange Binance to double compliance staff as regulators circle
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Binance plans on doubling its compliance team by year's and said it will "humbly welcome more capable talents" as it faces a blizzard of global regulatory...
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Exclusive-Montenegro close to deal on lifting Chinese debt burden – minister
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Montenegro is weeks away from securing a deal to either swap or refinance with European and U.S. banks nearly $1 billion in debt owed to China, and hopes to red...
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