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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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France calls UK quarantine rules discriminatory, excessive
PARIS (Reuters) - England's decision to keep quarantine measures for travellers coming from France and not for those coming from other European Union countries is discriminatory and not based on scien...
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Volkswagen CEO: we need to change e-car approach in China
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen must change its approach to how it sells electric vehicles (EV) in China, the world's largest car market, Chief Executive Herbert Diess said, in a response to poor EV ...
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Stretched Senegalese hospitals overwhelmed by third COVID wave
By Alessandra Prentice DAKAR (Reuters) - Idrissa Lo rushed back to Senegal from the United States when family members started falling sick with COVID-19 and dying. On Wednesday, he mourned a fifth fam...
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British drone insurer Flock raises $17 million led by Palihapitiya
LONDON (Reuters) - British drone insurer Flock has raised $17 million from investors in early-stage funding led by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital, Flock said on Thursday. Flock...
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