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By Pak Yiu and Anand Katakam HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities have arrested 117 people under a national security law imposed one year ago, charging more than 60, mostly democratic politicia...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares rose and a gauge of global equities hovered near record highs on Wednesday after rising consumer confidence in economic recovery boosted the Nasdaq index to its highe...

By Arundhati Dutta (Reuters) - Australian telecom firm Telstra Corp said it will sell a 49% stake in its mobile tower business for A$2.8 billion ($2.1 billion) and return half the sale proceeds to inv...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit state in the country's latest coronavirus outbreak, reported 22 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as...

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Handball heavyweights France, Denmark and Norway are among the top medal contenders at Tokyo 2020, but emerging rivals from elsewhere will seek to dent Europe's do...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Senate on Tuesday adopted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government's budget bill, the final step in extending COVID-19 supports through the summer and ahead of a likely e...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd said it cannot determine when it will publish its 2020 financial results, and proposed delaying its annual shareholder meeting, injecting fres...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday said she had spoken with the chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) and that he had asked for help g...

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's authorities on Tuesday found the body of a woman who had disappeared in March, a case that triggered a widespread social media campaign aimed ...

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Five Asian countries are responsible for 80% of new coal power plants planned around the world, the Carbon Tracker group said on Wednesday, saying most would prove ...