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Diana Taurasi makes history, leads Mercury over Sparks
Diana Taurasi returned from a nine-game absence to score a game-high 25 points and make WNBA history as the host Phoenix Mercury defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 88-79 on Sunday. Taurasi, who hadn't pl...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
Dollar off to firm start as U.S. price data fail to quell inflation worries
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held firm on Monday after slightly softer-than-expected U.S. inflation did little to chip away investors' conviction that the Federal Reserve could tighte...
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Asian shares start on cautious note amid rise in COVID-19 cases
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares got the week off to a cautious start on Monday as a spike in coronavirus cases across Asia over the weekend hurt investor sentiment while oil hovered ar...
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Mexican billionaire Salinas says his banking business may embrace bitcoin
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego said on Sunday his banking business may begin using bitcoin, becoming the country's first bank to start accepting the cryptocurrency....
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
Queensland tightens COVID-19 curbs amid Australian outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Queensland state on Monday reintroduced mandatory masks and limited home gatherings, adding to increasing social distancing restrictions around the country as it battles...
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BOJ’s climate scheme must be made ‘flexible’ – June summary of opinion
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's scheme to boost funding for steps to combat climate change must be a "flexible" one as the rules and environment surrounding the issue remain fluid, one member wa...
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Police checks and patriotic flowers: Beijing leaves nothing to chance ahead of Party centenary
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - Behind roadblocks and hundreds of police in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Friday, fireworks resembling the national flag bloomed over the city as part of secreti...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
Germany seeks to ban British travellers from EU on COVID-19 variant worries: The Times
(Reuters) - Germany will attempt to ban British travellers from the European Union regardless of whether or not they have had a vaccine, The Times reported https://bit.ly/35Tg3YZ on Monday. The German...
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Thousands descend on Barcelona for reboot of MWC mobile tech show
By Supantha Mukherjee and Clara-Laeila Laudette BARCELONA (Reuters) - The great and good of the mobile communications world have flocked to their annual jamboree in Barcelona, all armed with this year...
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U.S. carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
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