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New Zealand brings back curbs in Wellington after COVID scare from Sydney visitor
By Praveen Menon and Renju Jose WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand raised the COVID-19 alert level in its capital Wellington on Wednesday amid concerns that the city may have been exposed to th...
Jun 22, 2021
Tech leads tentative rally as Powell soothes markets
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Stocks found a footing and swinging bond markets calmed down on Wednesday, with testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell providing investors with ...
Jun 22, 2021
Japan to consider tighter rules on foreign owners of domestic firms – Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering tightening regulation on foreign funds that hold stakes in domestic firms with important technology in areas such as the nuclear industry and d...
Jun 22, 2021
Athletics-US title has Richardson surging on social media
By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - As Sha'Carri Richardson dashes across America's tracks, her long hair flowing, her social media numbers have soared. More than a million followers have taken ...
Jun 22, 2021
Brazil medical firm Fleury hit by cyberattack
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian medical lab company Fleury SA said in a securities filing that a cyberattack had resulted in a partial outage of its information technology systems on Tuesday. Fleury sa...
Jun 22, 2021
Canada’s Senate vote opens way for single event betting
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that will open the way to legalize betting on single games or sporting events, which is currently illegal except for on horse racing. The vo...
Jun 22, 2021
Dollar in retreat as Powell says Fed won’t raise rates on ‘fear’ of inflation
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar remained on the back foot against major peers on Wednesday after a two-day drop as U.S. Federal Reserve officials including Chair Jerome Powell reaf...
Jun 22, 2021
Trial of first person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law begins
By Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) - The trial of the first person charged under the national security law in Hong Kong begins on Wednesday, almost a year after he was charged with driving his motorbik...
Jun 22, 2021
Golf-Rahm tops final Olympic Golf Rankings, DeChambeau makes U.S. team
(Reuters) - Spaniard Jon Rahm's thrilling victory at last weekend's U.S. Open vaulted him past American Justin Thomas and into the top spot in the final Olympic Golf Rankings, which were released on T...
Jun 22, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 bans alcoholic beverages at venues
TOKYO (Reuters) - Alcoholic beverages will be banned at the Olympics, Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said on Wednesday, adding that the decision was made in the interest of removing the public's...
Jun 22, 2021
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