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Japan’s economy rebounds in April-June, COVID clouds outlook
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy rebounded more than expected in the second quarter after slumping in the first three months of this year, data showed, a sign co...
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Biden administration confirms it will boost food stamps by record amount
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Monday will announce revised nutrition standards dramatically boosting average food stamp benefits, the agency conf...
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Roadblocks erected in Sydney as Australia battles Delta outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of unarmed defence personnel joined thousands of extra police to set up roadblocks and enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules in parts of Sydney on Monday, while dozens of new ven...
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UK home asking prices slip for first time this year: Rightmove
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Asking prices for houses in Britain slipped over the past month for the first time this year, as the partial removal of a temporary cut to property purchase taxes took...
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UK employers have strongest hiring plans in over 8 years, survey shows
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British employers plan to increase staff numbers by the most in more than eight years over the coming months and few intend to make staff redundant when government...
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Sydney Airport rejects improved $16.8 billion buyout bid, open to higher offer
By Jamie Freed and Shashwat Awasthi SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd on Monday rejected an improved bid from a group of infrastructure investors worth A$22.80 billion ($16.81 billion...
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U.N. calls for Haiti ‘humanitarian corridor’ in gang-held areas
By Laura Gottesdiener and Drazen Jorgic PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A "humanitarian corridor" through Haiti's gang-infested areas should be established so aid can flow to the southern regions hit by a ...
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Taliban spokesman says “the war is over in Afghanistan” – Al Jazeera
CAIRO (Reuters) - The spokesman for the Taliban's political office told Al-Jazeera Mubasher TV on Sunday that the war is over in Afghanistan and that the type of rule and the form of regime will be cl...
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Hyatt to buy Apple Leisure Group from KKR and KSL Capital for $2.7 billion – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. hotel operator Hyatt Hotels Corp plans to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from its private-equity owner KKR & Co and travel-and-leisure specialist KSL Capital Partners LLC for ...
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Schumer says top U.S. focus in Afghanistan should be on safely getting personnel out
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top focus in Afghanistan should be on safely getting U.S. personnel and Afghans who supported the United States out of the country, U.S. Senate Majority Leade...
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