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Soccer-Corinthians fine player for wearing boots colour of rival
(Reuters) - Corinthians fined their striker Jo on Sunday for wearing a pair of green boots, the colour of their arch rivals Palmeiras. The 34-year-old former Manchester City, Everton and Brazil forwar...
Jun 20, 2021
Dollar holds near multi-month high after Fed’s hawkish tilt
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held near multi-month peaks against other major currencies on Monday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets last week by signalling it would raise interest rate...
Jun 20, 2021
Golf-Spaniard Rahm wins U.S. Open for first major title
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - Spaniard Jon Rahm birdied the final two holes to emerge last man standing and win a wild U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on Sunday. The only serious contender to avoid a bogey ...
Jun 20, 2021
Motor racing-Mortara takes Formula E lead with victory in Puebla
(Reuters) - Venturi driver Edoardo Mortara won the second of two Formula E races hosted by the Mexican city of Puebla on Sunday to take the lead in the all-electric championship. The Swiss-Italian now...
Jun 20, 2021
Exclusive-Adviser to jailed HK tycoon Jimmy Lai says Apple Daily to shut within days
HONG KONG, (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut "in a matter of days" after authorities froze the company's assets under a new national security law, an adv...
Jun 20, 2021
In Indonesian banking, rise in religious conservatism ripples across sector
By Gayatri Suroyo and Tabita Diela JAKARTA (Reuters) - A rise in religious conservatism in Indonesia is drawing talent away from what some view as un-Islamic jobs in banking, industry professionals sa...
Jun 20, 2021
Australian PM promises more COVID-19 shots to states amid rollout delays
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian states and territories will get more doses of COVID-19 vaccines soon, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as authorities look to avoid further delays in an immu...
Jun 20, 2021
German conservatives appeal to voters with vow not to hike taxes
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives promised to cap the corporate tax rate and not raise wealth and inheritance taxes in an election programme intended to see off the fa...
Jun 20, 2021
Boral to sell North American building products business for $2.15 billion
(Reuters) - Australia's Boral Ltd on Monday said it has agreed to sell its North American building products business to a unit of NYSE-listed Westlake Chemical Corp for $2.15 billion. (Reporting by Te...
Jun 20, 2021
New U.S. envoy for North Korea to huddle with S.Koreans, Japanese
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States' new top envoy for North Korea was scheduled to meet counterparts from South Korea and Japan during a visit to Seoul on Monday, amid an impasse in denuclearisation ...
Jun 20, 2021
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