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Olympics: Organisers report 29 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Friday reported 29 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1 to 382. No athletes were among the latest positive cases. (Reporting...
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U.S. national security adviser visits Brazil, meets with Bolsonaro
BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met on Thursday with Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on a visit focused on democracy and regional security, climate chang...
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Dollar drifts higher as markets await jobs data for Fed clues
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was supported on Friday in the lead up to the release of U.S. employment data, as markets braced for the numbers that could make the case for faster U...
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U.S. business groups call on President Biden to restart trade talks with China – WSJ
(Refiles to correct typo in first paragraph) (Reuters) - Nearly three dozen of the United States' most influential business groups have asked President Joe Biden's administration to restart trade talk...
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U.S. oil set for biggest weekly loss since October as Delta variant fans demand worries
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures were on track for their biggest weekly decline since late October on Friday, with prices coming under pressure as top consumers impose tr...
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South Korea extends social distancing curbs to reduce COVID-19 cases
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will extend its social distancing curbs by two weeks as the government contends with outbreaks nationwide and more people fall severely ill, Prime Minister ...
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S&P Global downgrades China Evergrande, subsidiaries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - S&P Global has downgraded the ratings of heavily indebted developer China Evergrande Group and its subsidiaries, citing an escalating risk of non-payment of debt. S&P downgraded E...
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U.S. FTC says Facebook misused privacy decree to shut down ad research
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission criticized Facebook Inc on Thursday for making "misleading claims" to explain why it had disabled the accounts of researchers studying politica...
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Australian Rules-Adelaide’s Walker banned for six games for racist comment
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Adelaide Crows forward Taylor Walker has been suspended for six games and fined A$20,000 ($14,800) after making a racist comment about an Indigenous opponent, the Australian Foot...
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Exclusive: U.S. starts flying migrant families into Mexico far from border – source
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday began flying Central American and Mexican families to southern Mexico in an effort to deter migration by bolstering a COVID-era expul...
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