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Oil steady ahead of OPEC+ supply decision
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were stable on Wednesday ahead of an OPEC+ meeting, at which major producers will decide whether to go ahead with their plan to add supply while COVID-1...
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Asian shares down on slow-growth fear; dollar stays near three-week low
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares gave up some of their recent gains in cautious trading on Wednesday while the dollar inched back from three-week lows, as worries about slowing global g...
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Tennis-U.S. Open day two
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights of the second day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday (times GMT): 0147 DJOKOVIC BEATS AILING RUNE World number...
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China’s factory activity contracts for first time since April 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity slipped into contraction in August for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years as COVID-19 containment measures, supply bottlenecks and high raw material pric...
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Evergrande shares fall 2.5% after it warns of default risks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of debt-laden China Evergrande, the country's No. 2 developer, fell as much as 2.5% on Wednesday after it warned of default risks and legal action from creditors as it scr...
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Australia’s economy slowed in Q2 ahead of lockdown downturn
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's economy was already slowing in the June quarter before wide-spread coronavirus lockdowns slammed everything into reverse, leaving the country in a desperate race to vacc...
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Dollar pinned near three-week low as U.S payrolls test looms
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar traded near its lowest point in nearly three weeks versus major peers on Wednesday, with investors focused on a key U.S. jobs report due on Friday for cl...
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‘We lost them’ – Afghan Special Olympics officials fret for disabled under Taliban
By Eman Kamel and Hamad Mohammed DOHA (Reuters) - Afghan Special Olympics officials worry those with intellectual disabilities will suffer under Taliban rule, with conditions even worse for disabled w...
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Pakistan frets over security threats from neighbouring Afghanistan
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - There is growing concern among Pakistani officials about security in neighbouring Afghanistan, as the Taliban tries to form a government and stabilise ...
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S.Korea Aug exports extend boom but Delta remains a risk
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports accelerated in August, towed by solid demand for memory chips, petrochemicals and other major items, with the trade ministry seeing only a limited ...
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