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Philippines health workers protest neglect as COVID-19 strains hospitals
By Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) - Scores of healthcare workers protested in the Philippine capital on Wednesday to demand an end to what they called government neglect and unpaid benefits, as pres...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
China new home price growth slowest in five months, private survey shows
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's August new home prices rose at the slowest pace in five months as red-hot demand in its biggest cities cooled following a slew of restrictions to stabilise surging prices, ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
Andreescu outlasts Golubic at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bianca Andreescu overcame stomach pain and a stiff challenge from Viktorija Golubic to advance 7-5 4-6 7-5 into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The 21-year-old, maki...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
China says first batch of BioNTech shots to arrive in Taiwan on Thursday
BEIJING (Reuters) - The first batch of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Thursday, a total of 932,000 shots, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
Weak demand drags on Russian factory activity in August -PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian manufacturing activity declined for the third consecutive month in August as downturn in production and new orders deepened, a business survey showed on Wednesday. IHS Marki...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
With masks and tests, stars return to Venice for 'sold out' film fest
By Silvia Aloisi and Hanna Rantala VENICE (Reuters) - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with a rich line-up and the return of Hollywood stars who had largely deserted it last year due to the...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
Texas six-week abortion ban takes effect
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - A Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect early Wednesday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on an emergency request by abortion right...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
Pernod Ricard annual profit beats expectations with China, U.S
PARIS (Reuters) - French spirits maker Pernod Ricard posted a stronger-than-expected 18.3% organic rise in full-year 2020/21 operating profit, driven by a strong rebound in demand in China and the Uni...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
ECB decisions to reflect better growth: de Guindos
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is growing quicker than earlier predicted and the European Central Bank will factor this into its policy decisions, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos told ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
Hong Kong activists jailed for illegal assembly in 2019 protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Seven Hong Kong democracy activists were sentenced on Wednesday to up to 16 months in jail for their role in an unauthorised assembly at the height of anti-government protests in...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2021
