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Dollar gets respite from pick up in U.S. manufacturing before jobs report
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar clung to small gains from overnight on Wednesday, edging back from near a five-month trough versus major peers, as a pick up in U.S. manufacturing kept b...
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Nintendo to open gallery on factory site in Japan’s Kyoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday it will open a gallery showcasing its products on a renovated factory site south of Japan's Kyoto, in the games maker's latest effort to diversify b...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2021
Jakarta start-up provides cleaning products without the plastics
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Just a few hours after using a mobile app to order some dishwashing liquid, Jakarta resident Juweriah opens the door to a motorbike courier who provides a direct refill in her kitc...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2021
China reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, cluster grows in Guangzhou
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday reported 24 new coronavirus cases on the mainland for June 1, versus 23 a day earlier, the country's health authority said. Of the new infections, 14 were import...
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Fire on Iran navy ship at mouth of Gulf, crew evacuated -report
DUBAI (Reuters) -A fire broke out in an Iranian navy vessel near the mouth of the Gulf, but the entire crew was able to safely disembark, the semi-official news agency Fars quoted a navy statement as ...
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U.S. to detail plan for global distribution of 80 million vaccine doses
By Humeyra Pamuk SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - The United States will announce in the next two weeks how it will sell and distribute 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses it has pledged globally, U.S. ...
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Amazon backs marijuana legalization, drops weed testing for some jobs
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it supports a proposed U.S. legislation to legalize cannabis at the federal level, and would drop weed-testing requirements for some recruitments. The e-comm...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2021

East Peoria Council honors officer injured in February stabbing
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The East Peoria City Council Tuesday night issued a proclamation for Officer Jeffrey Bieber, who was injured in a stabbing on Feb. 2 outside of a CVS Pharmacy. During the inc...
Dalton Kemper Jun 01, 2021
Recession and violence among COVID side effects in Africa, report finds
DAKAR (Reuters) - Much of Africa may have been spared the death toll that COVID-19 brought to other regions, but it now faces recession, growing violence and higher unempoyment because of the pandemic...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2021
China’s Xi calls for greater global media reach
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China President Xi Jinping said the country must improve the way it tells its "stories" to a global audience as it seeks to develop an international voice that reflects its status...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2021
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