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Standard Chartered 2020 pretax profit falls 57%, misses estimates
By Alun John and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Chartered PLC (StanChart) on Thursday posted a 57% fall in annual profit, missing analyst estimates, on higher credit impairments ...
Feb 24, 2021
Explainer: What to expect from China's annual meeting of parliament
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of delegates from across the country will gather in Beijing next week for the annual meeting of parliament, where China will announce goals for 2021 a...
Feb 24, 2021
United 777 plane flew fewer than half the flights allowed between checks: sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United Airlines plane with a Pratt & Whitney engine that failed on Saturday had flown fewer than half the flights allowed by U.S. regulators between fan bl...
Feb 24, 2021
China says U.S. undermining stability after U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese military criticised the United States on Thursday for undermining regional peace and stability after a U.S. Navy warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait a day earlier....
Feb 24, 2021
Boeing working with regulators, customers on return of 737 MAX in Asia: executive
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Boeing Co is working with regulators and customers to return the 737 MAX to the skies in Asia, a senior executive said on Thursday, where it remains grounded nearly two years aft...
Feb 24, 2021
China's Xi declares 'complete victory' in poverty eradication campaign
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared a "complete victory" in its poverty eradication campaign. Xi made the announcement while attending a ceremony marking China's acco...
Feb 24, 2021
Vaccines 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo: Coates
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said on T...
Feb 24, 2021
Barty party over in Australia amid doubts over top ranking
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian summer of tennis that promised so much for Ash Barty has ended in disappointment with the local hero falling at the first hurdle of the Adelaide Inter...
Feb 24, 2021
About 1,000 Olympics volunteers quit this month in wake of furor over president
TOKYO (Reuters) - About 1,000 Olympics volunteers have quit over the past month, organisers said, during which time organising committee president Yoshiro Mori quit due to sexist remarks and a new pre...
Feb 24, 2021
Tokyo 2020 organisers warn against big gatherings during torch relay
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee said on Thursday they are asking spectators for the upcoming torch relay to support by clapping, and will broadcast the event live to avoid gat...
Feb 24, 2021
