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Olympics-Lim becomes Singapore’s first female diver to qualify for Games
(Reuters) - Freida Lim has become Singapore's first female diver to qualify for the Olympics after securing her place at the Tokyo Games. The 23-year-old finished 15th in the semi-finals of the women'...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
PTV says sabotage attempt on Iran atomic energy organization building foiled
DUBAI (Reuters) - PTV, a pro-Iranian news Twitter account, said on Wednesday a sabotage attempt on a building of the Iranian atomic energy organization had been foiled. The was no confirmation of the ...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
China Jan-May state-owned firms’ profits up 170% y/y – finance ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - Profits at China's state-owned enterprises rose 170% to 1.79 trillion yuan ($276.18 billion) in the first five months of the year versus the same period a year prior, the ministry ...
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Japan steps up vaccination effort to key daily rate of 1 million
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's daily rate of coronavirus vaccinations has reached a crucial milestone of 1 million, government data showed on Wednesday, as authorities scramble to recover lo...
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Mall operator says UAE Q4 retail revenue to be greater than pre-pandemic
DUBAI (Reuters) - Middle East shopping mall operator Majid Al Futtaim said on Wednesday retail revenues in the United Arab Emirates in the latter part of 2021 are likely to exceed those seen before th...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Euro zone business growth at 15-year high as demand unleashed – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone business growth accelerated at its fastest pace in 15 years this month as the easing of more lockdown measures and the unleashing of pent-up demand drove a boom in the blo...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Men took bigger jobs hit in pandemic, ECB study finds
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Men suffered bigger jobs losses across the euro zone during the COVID-19 pandemic, a European Central Bank study found on Wednesday, confounding some earlier predictions that wom...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Column: Europe faces recovery with German handbrake on
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - As German opinion polls shift dramatically from Green to conservative ahead of September's elections, the prospect of a post-pandemic rethink of euro zone fiscal polic...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Mazda to temporarily halt production at Japanese plant in July due to chip shortage
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp said on Wednesday that it will suspend production at a factory in Japan for a total of ten days in July due to a chip shortage. The automaker's Hofu Plant No.1 in Ya...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Russia says to boost military ties with Myanmar as junta leader visits
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told visiting junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaingid that Moscow is committed to strengthening military ties with Myanmar, Russia's RIA...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
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