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Japan minister says aims to raise security ties with Australia to new levels
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Wednesday he aimed to hold talks with Australia's foreign and defence ministers on strengthening bilateral cooperation to raise the...
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NCAA ponders tweaks to women’s tournament over inequities
After controversy arose this spring over apparent inequities between the NCAA men's and women's Division I tournaments, the women's basketball oversight committee revealed that it is mulling major cha...
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Australia consumer sentiment slugged by Victoria coronavirus shutdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer sentiment fell for a second month in June as a coronavirus lockdown in Victoria state darkened the mood despite signs of strength across the economy...
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MLB responds to suit seeking return of All-Star Game to Atlanta
Major League Baseball issued a strong response Tuesday to a lawsuit seeking to force the return of the 2021 All-Star Game to Atlanta, terming the legal action "frivolous." Washington-based Job Creator...
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Explainer-China’s Mojiang mine and its role in the origins of COVID-19
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged China to release information about six labourers who fell ill after working in a mine in Yunnan pro...
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Amazon reviewing bids to replace JPMorgan as credit card partner – source
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc is fielding bids to replace U.S. lender JPMorgan Chase & Co as the issuer on its co-branded credit card portfolio, a person familiar with t...
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Nicaraguan police arrest two more opposition contenders
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan police detained two pre-candidates for the presidency on Tuesday, raising the number of recent arrests of potential contenders to unseat longtime Preside...
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Oil rises for second day on signs of strong fuel demand recovery
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday on signs of strong fuel demand in Europe, while the prospect of a near-term return of Iranian oil supply faded as the...
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Thousands of nurses go on strike in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - About 30,000 nurses in New Zealand walked off their jobs on Wednesday in a nationwide eight-hour strike after negotiations with the government for better pay and working conditi...
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Exclusive-Mexico not eyeing tax hikes in fiscal reform -deputy finance minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government does not plan tax increases in an upcoming fiscal reform, but will consider closing loopholes, improving taxing efficiency and expanding the taxable base, D...
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