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As China’s population greys, the burden of care weighs on families
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - In Heyuejia, a care home in western Beijing, new residents announced their advanced ages and illustrious former careers to applause from a crowded hall, before ...
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Chemicals giant INEOS backs Scottish carbon capture and storage
LONDON (Reuters) - Chemicals giant INEOS said on Friday it will work with the Acorn carbon capture and storage project to help develop Scotland's first carbon capture storage system. Some scientists s...
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Iran’s nuclear activity is concerning, says Saudi official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is concerned about increased nuclear activities by Iran which threaten regional security, a Saudi foreign ministry official said, after Tehran started the process of pro...
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South Korea’s container squeeze throws exporters into costly gridlock
By Cynthia Kim BUSAN (Reuters) - Unable to get a slot on a container vessel, Lee Sang-hoon is considering using fishing trawlers docked for repair in the South Korean port of Busan to meet surging exp...
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How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - In Vietnam, where the state is fighting a fierce online battle against political dissent, social media "influencers" are more likely to be soldiers than celebrities....
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Exclusive: Brexit disruption may return with summer tourists, Dover chief says
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest port said that post-Brexit disruption could return to Dover and slow trade when holidaymakers head for Europe this summer so the government must urg...
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Russia says Taliban controls more than two thirds of Afghan-Tajik border -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Taliban currently controls more than two thirds of the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's foreign ministry as saying on Friday. T...
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Can Reddit’s silver “apes” beat the market?
(The seventh paragraph contains language that may offend some readers) By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Kerry Kraker, 56, has worked in kitchens all his life. Since March he's spent around $100 a we...
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Spain is a safe tourism destination, minister says
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is a safe destination for tourists even though COVID-19 cases are rising, Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Friday, citing its vaccination programme and the number of hosp...
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Olympics-Tokyo 2020 chief: To decide on Paralympic spectators soon after Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said on Friday she aimed to reach an agreement on Paralympic spectators with relevant parties "at the earliest possible" timing after the close o...
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