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Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths reach record high for third time
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 799 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, an all-time high it has reached three times in the last month amid a surge in cases blamed on the infectious Delta varian...
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Water, water everywhere – but don’t forget to drink, says Swedish Olympic sailor
By Philip O'Connor ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The sailors at the Tokyo Games might be surrounded by water, but it's the wrong kind - and the risk of dehydration during an intense period of racing is ...
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S.Korea experts call for more COVID curbs as easygoing young fuel surge
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean health experts called on Thursday for tougher social distancing rules including a midnight curfew as the number of severe COVID-19 cases has doubled in thr...
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China to raise export tariffs for some steel products from Aug. 1
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will raise export tariffs for pig iron and ferrochrome products from Aug. 1 to promote high-quality development of the steel sector, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday....
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Tokyo’s daily coronavirus infections hit new record of 3,865
TOKYO (Reuters) - Newly reported coronavirus cases in Tokyo surged to a record high of 3,865 on Thursday, the metropolitan government announced. On Wednesday, the Olympic host city registered 3,177 ne...
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China’s top EV battery maker CATL touts new sodium-ion batteries
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top electric vehicle (EV) battery maker CATL has launched its newly developed sodium-ion battery, its chairman Zeng Yuqun said on Thursday. Huang Qisen, deputy head of CATL...
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South Korean game developer Krafton IPO to raise $3.75 billion
By Joyce Lee and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean game developer Krafton Inc said on Thursday it had priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its indicative range to raise 4.3 tr...
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Olympics-‘Tears of immense joy’: Residents toast Japan’s gold rush
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese residents in the Olympic host city of Tokyo celebrated their athletes' success in the global sports showpiece on Thursday by queuing up for photos around an Olympic monument...
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Italy’s Draghi under pressure over contested justice reform
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Mario Draghi is struggling to hold together his coalition government due to divisions over a proposed justice reform which is contested by the 5-Star Movement, the larg...
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Telefonica raises 2021 outlook after record quarterly profit
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish telecoms group Telefonica raised its outlook for the full year on Thursday, after posting a record net income of 7.74 billion euros ($9.2 billion) thanks to the sale of its ...
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