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India reports smallest rise in COVID-19 deaths since mid-March
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported 179 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, the smallest rise since the middle of March, taking the total to 447,373. Infections rose by 18,795, the smallest increase since ea...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
Alibaba apps start offering WeChat Pay option after government orders
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has begun offering payment services from Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat on a number of its apps, after the government ordered major tech firms to ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
World Bank cuts Thai GDP growth outlook to 1% this year
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is forecast to grow 1% this year, down from the 2.2% projected in July, hit by a spike in COVID-19 cases and a delayed reopening to visitors, the World Bank said...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
China's Geely moves into smartphones with chairman's new venture
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding said on Tuesday its founder, Eric Li, has launched a new company dedicated to making smartphones. The announcement marks yet another foray ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
Soccer-Argentina select three Premier League players for World Cup qualifiers
(Reuters) - Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has called up three Premier League players for next month's World Cup qualifiers despite the South American country remaining on Britain's COVID-19 travel 'r...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
Guatemala to search for bodies of Indigenous children believed killed in civil war massacre
By Sofia Menchu and Enrique Garcia GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan authorities will begin efforts on Tuesday to recover the bodies of dozens of Indigenous children believed to have been buried c...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
S.Korea's central bank to raise ESG focus in foreign currency asset management
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank said on Tuesday it would raise its focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in managing its foreign currency assets and prep...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
China's Hainan Airlines rises by maximum 5% on restructuring plans
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shares in Hainan Airlines, the flagship carrier of embattled Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, rose as much as 5% on Monday, its maximum level allowed for the day, after it gave an ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
Australia retail sales slide in August, but relief in sight
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales dived for a third straight month in August as half the population were trapped in coronavirus lockdowns, though reopening is in sight as vaccin...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
Microsoft CEO says failed TikTok deal 'strangest thing I've worked on'
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp's near-acquisition of social media app TikTok last year was the "strangest thing I've ever worked on," Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said on Monday. Ti...
Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2021
