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BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Baidu said on Thursday its smart driving unit Apollo plans to cater to a total of 3 million users in China with a fleet of 3,000 robotaxis in 2023. Baidu also an...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will recommend AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines only for people aged 60 years and over, while Pfizer shots will be offered to others, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Thursd...

(Reuters) - British companies have returned more than 1 billion pounds ($1.40 billion) of furlough cash as investors press managements to repay taxpayer funds taken during the COVID-19 pandemic before...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will take up to the end of the year to inoculate all those eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday, as she announced detai...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may start debating ways to phase out its extraordinary stimulus programme, such as by ditching negative interest rates, around the time Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's t...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to introduce vaccine passports by around late July, the country's top government spokesman said on Thursday. "We want to start around that time once overall preparations a...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A senior Chinese expert said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of COVID-19 after a study showed the disease could have b...

(Reuters) - It was the 'Katie Ledecky show' at the United States Olympic swimming trials on Wednesday as she stormed to two decisive wins in the 200 metres and 1,500m freestyle in just over an hour. L...

BEIJING (Reuters) - New home prices in China rose in May at the same pace as in April, official data showed on Thursday, as a raft of government measures to cool the market began to bite. Average new ...

By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's banking watchdog has asked the country's big banks to give assurances they are lending responsibly and managing risks in their home loan books amid sky-...