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Explainer-China’s Mojiang mine and its role in the origins of COVID-19
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged China to release information about six labourers who fell ill after working in a mine in Yunnan pro...
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Amazon reviewing bids to replace JPMorgan as credit card partner – source
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc is fielding bids to replace U.S. lender JPMorgan Chase & Co as the issuer on its co-branded credit card portfolio, a person familiar with t...
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Nicaraguan police arrest two more opposition contenders
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan police detained two pre-candidates for the presidency on Tuesday, raising the number of recent arrests of potential contenders to unseat longtime Preside...
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Oil rises for second day on signs of strong fuel demand recovery
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday on signs of strong fuel demand in Europe, while the prospect of a near-term return of Iranian oil supply faded as the...
Syndicated Content Jun 08, 2021
Thousands of nurses go on strike in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - About 30,000 nurses in New Zealand walked off their jobs on Wednesday in a nationwide eight-hour strike after negotiations with the government for better pay and working conditi...
Syndicated Content Jun 08, 2021
Exclusive-Mexico not eyeing tax hikes in fiscal reform -deputy finance minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government does not plan tax increases in an upcoming fiscal reform, but will consider closing loopholes, improving taxing efficiency and expanding the taxable base, D...
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Philippines April exports, imports rise at fastest pace in over a decade
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine merchandise imports grew a hefty 140.9% in April from a year earlier, while exports jumped 72.1%, both rising at their fastest pace in more than a decade, government data...
Syndicated Content Jun 08, 2021
China’s May factory gate prices rise at fastest pace in over 12 years
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory gate prices rose at their fastest annual pace in over 12 years in May due to surging global commodity prices and a low base of comparison, while consumer prices inc...
Syndicated Content Jun 08, 2021
COVID-19 curbs in Australia’s Melbourne to ease after low cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second largest city Melbourne will exit a COVID-19 hard lockdown as planned on Thursday night, authorities said on Wednesday, although some restrictions on travel and ga...
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Dollar teeters as inflation test looms
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar clung to a small bounce on Wednesday as traders looked to upcoming U.S. inflation data and a European Central Bank (ECB) meeting to gauge the global r...
Syndicated Content Jun 08, 2021
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