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Unliveable Sydney homes going for millions in Australia housing boom
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney houses with crumbling walls, shredded ceilings, and bathrooms and kitchens stripped of fixtures are getting snapped up for millions as buyers try to grab a sl...
Jun 22, 2021
Taiwan Buddhist group enters fray for BioNTech COVID vaccines
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A major Taiwanese Buddhist group said on Wednesday that it was hoping to buy 5 million doses of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine, joining Foxconn and TSMC in trying to secure vaccines...
Jun 22, 2021
Giant panda gives birth to twin cubs at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A month ahead of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, the city has another reason to celebrate - giant panda Shin Shin has given birth to twin cubs at Ueno Zoo, the first panda birth ther...
Jun 22, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily columnist under security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong police arrested on Wednesday a columnist for pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on suspicion of conspiring to collude with a foreign country or foreign forces, in another...
Jun 22, 2021
Australia’s cenbank calls full employment a key national priority
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Absorbing spare labour market capacity and achieving full employment are important national priorities, a senior Australian central bank official said on Wednesday, ...
Jun 22, 2021
British minister urges same rules for streaming services, broadcasters – Times
(Reuters) - Britain's streaming services and broadcasters should be on a level playing field, as traditional broadcasters now compete with "one hand tied behind their backs", Culture Secretary Oliver ...
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. President Biden lauds athletes Nassib, Yokoyama for coming out
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden praised the courage of the Las Vegas Raiders' Carl Nassib for becoming the National Football League's (NFL) first openly gay active player and Japan women's soccer...
Jun 22, 2021
Share buybacks remain an option for SoftBank, says CEO Son
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday share buybacks remain an option, amid a slide in the conglomerate's shares. "Buybacks are always on my mind as an important op...
Jun 22, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes near coast of Peru – GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck near the coast of Peru late on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said....
Jun 22, 2021
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang concedes in NYC mayoral race
(Reuters) - Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang conceded the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday after early results showed him in a distant fourth place among more than a dozen Democrats seek...
Jun 22, 2021
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