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Bitcoin steadies in Asia trading after Monday’s plunge
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bitcoin stabilised in Asian trading on Tuesday morning a day after a statement from China's central bank reaffirming the ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrencies in the country sent...
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HK leader Lam says action against Apple Daily does not target press freedom
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday authorities' actions against pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily under the city's sweeping national security law were not targeting pres...
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Uber Eats Japan charged for suspected breach of immigration law – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police on Tuesday filed charges against the Japanese office of food delivery service Uber Eats and two company representatives for suspected breach of immigration law by hir...
Syndicated Content Jun 21, 2021
Australia’s New South Wales logs biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in a week
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Tuesday reported its biggest increase in new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in nearly a week, raising prospects of more t...
Syndicated Content Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS ON-Volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on volleyball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Both men's and women's tournaments feature 12 teams divided into two pools, with games played in a round-robin format....
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FOCUS ON-Taekwondo at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on taekwondo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Taekwondo is a full-contact combat sport developed in Korea that means "the way of kicking and punching". * Athletes, c...
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FOCUS ON-Judo at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on judo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Men and women compete in seven weight categories, ranging from under 60kg to over 100kg for men, and under 48kg to over 78kg...
Syndicated Content Jun 21, 2021
Guatemalan “high risk court” judges say they are being persecuted, harassed
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan judges who as members of the country's "high risk courts" have jailed senior officials such as former President Efrain Rios Montt said on Monday they are being pe...
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FOCUS ON-Weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The winners are determined by the total weights of the barbells lifted. * Athletes lift weights in two movements ca...
Syndicated Content Jun 21, 2021
Migrant children report overcrowding, spoiled food, depression in U.S. shelters
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Migrant children sent to emergency shelters within the United States reported crowded living conditions, spoiled food, lack of clean clothes and...
Syndicated Content Jun 21, 2021
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