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Asia’s ESG bond issuances hit record $69 billion this year, no let-up seen
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific borrowers more than doubled issuance of bonds tied to environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes to a record $69 billion this year, data show...
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Analysis-Market for U.S. oil acreage booms along with crude price recovery
By David French (Reuters) - A recovery in the price of oil to more than two-year highs is offering a long-awaited opening to companies and private equity firms to shed unloved assets in the U.S. oil p...
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Face masks add to sea pollution at popular Philippines dive site
By Peter Blaza BAUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is adding a new unwelcome element to sea pollution off the town of Bauan, a popular dive site in the Philippines' Batangas provin...
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Russia’s Sputnik Light vaccine approved for use in Congo – RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 has been approved for use in the Republic of the Congo, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. The RDIF mark...
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Iceland launches $1.24 billion bank IPO to curb state ownership of financial sector
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Iceland on Monday took the first step to curb the state's ownership of the banking sector, selling 35% of shares in Islandsbanki in an initial public offering that will value th...
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U.S. COVID-19 vaccines will soon come to Taiwan, says president
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday that COVID-19 vaccines promised by the United States would soon arrive in the island. "I promise that the government will do everything ...
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‘You’re so cool,’ Japan mayor tells Australian softball Olympians
OTA, Japan (Reuters) - The mayor of a Japanese city hosting Australia's softball team for a pre-Olympic training camp told them they were "cool" and wished them success, but predicted they would finis...
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Euro zone investor morale rises to highest level since Feb 2018
BERLIN (Reuters) - Investor morale in the euro zone rose for the fourth month in a row in June, reaching its highest level since February 2018, lifted by reopening restaurants and tourism resuming as ...
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French watchdog fines Google 220 million euros for abuse of market power in the ad business
PARIS (Reuters) - The French antitrust authority said on Monday it had handed down a 220 million euro ($267 million) fine to Alphabet's Google for abusing its market power in the online advertising bu...
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Shares in U.S. tech giants a notch lower after landmark G7 tax deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in U.S. technology giants were down slightly in premarket trading after the world's richest nations agreed on a landmark global minimum corporate tax deal. The Group of Seven...
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