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Japan Inc joins COVID-19 vaccination push as Olympics loom
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese corporate giants are joining the nation's COVID-19 vaccination effort ahead of the Olympic Games as the government struggles to meet its inoculation targets a...
Jun 17, 2021
Swimming-Dressel dazzles in 100m trials but Manuel comes up short
(Reuters) - Caeleb Dressel clinched the men's 100m freestyle to punch his ticket to Tokyo with flourish on Thursday, while Simone Manuel's title defence in the women's 100m came to a crushing end at t...
Jun 17, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. suspects 4,000 cases of fraud in Iraqi refugee program -documents
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities pursuing a sweeping fraud investigation suspect some 4,000 Iraqis of filing fraudulent applications for resettlement in the Un...
Jun 17, 2021
S.Korea to mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccine doses for 760,000 people
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Some 760,000 South Koreans who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine will be offered Pfizer Inc's vaccine as a second shot due to shipment de...
Jun 17, 2021
Airline Garuda Indonesia defaults on $500 million sukuk
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia said it could not distribute coupon payments for its $500 million sukuk after a 14-day grace period, with the airline's finances still significantly i...
Jun 17, 2021
Japan industry minister says Harvard fund ‘thanked us’ for advice
TOKYO (Reuters) - Harvard University's endowment fund thanked the Japanese government for advice over Toshiba Corp, the industry minister said on Friday, in response to a probe that found a government...
Jun 17, 2021
Soccer-‘Underdogs’ Wales cannot be written off against Italy -James
(Reuters) - Wales winger Daniel James is confident his team are capable of pulling off an upset against dominant Italy in their final Euro 2020 group game on Sunday, saying the Welsh have "nothing to ...
Jun 17, 2021
New Zealand PM Ardern gets ‘pain-free’ COVID vaccine shot
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received the her first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, as the country steps up efforts to inoculate its population. The Pacific isla...
Jun 17, 2021
Australia’s NAB to settle U.S. bank bill swap rate class action
(Reuters) - National Australia Bank Ltd said on Friday it has agreed to settle a 2016 class action lawsuit in the United States over alleged manipulation of a key short-term interest rate. The terms o...
Jun 17, 2021
Police detain eight employees of China Gas unit after deadly pipeline blast
BEIJING (Reuters) - Eight employees at a China Gas Holdings unit have been detained by local police following a fatal gas pipeline explosion on Sunday, according to a statement by the Shiyan city gove...
Jun 17, 2021
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