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Taxi for hire! Bangkok cabbie hopes to capitalise on his COVID-19 shot
By Chalinee Thirasupa BANGKOK (Reuters) - After losing countless fares during the pandemic, Thai taxi driver Sombat Subin has sought to reassure nervous clients by letting them know in three languages...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Endangered bamboo sharks given helping hand in Gulf of Thailand
By Prapan Chankaew RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand (Reuters) - In the Gulf of Thailand, fisheries researchers use a guideline to scuba dive to the ocean floor where they release baskets full of young bamboo...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Afghan schoolgirl determined to return to school after deadly blast
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Teenager Fatima Noori and her fellow pupils hug and pray as they gather in their Kabul classroom, just weeks after bombs exploded right outside the school gates, killing...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Exclusive-Amid accusations of genocide from the West, China polices could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang – report
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million births of the Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in southern Xinjiang within 20 years, up to a th...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Dented by jobs miss, dollar teeters ahead of CPI
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar began the week under gentle pressure, after a second consecutive month of softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data reversed its recent attempts at a r...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Half of Japanese people predict Olympics will be held this summer- Yomiuri poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Half of the Japanese public thinks the Olympics will take place this summer, a survey by Yomiuri daily newspaper showed on Monday, less than two months before the Games' scheduled op...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Asia breathes sigh of relief as U.S. jobs fail to shock
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares firmed on Monday while the dollar wavered after the anxiously awaited May U.S. payrolls report showed the recovery on track but not so hot that it might b...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Keiko Fujimori leads Peruvian presidential run-off – Peru Ipsos poll
LIMA (Reuters) - Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori is ahead of socialist rival Pedro Castillo in Peru's presidential election run-off, according to an Ipsos exit poll released on Sunday evening. A...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Australian watchdog widens Crown casino probe, adds NZ-owned SkyCity
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's financial crime fighting agency widened a probe into suspected compliance breaches by casino operator Crown Resorts to include its Perth property, while ri...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
Australia’s Victoria reports biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in a week
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state on Monday reported its biggest rise in new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in a week as authorities rushed to track the source of the highly infectious De...
Syndicated Content Jun 06, 2021
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