(Corrects to show that British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab misspoke when he said 250 people were in hospital with Omicron. He later said that 10 people were in hospital and that he had misheard the question.) LONDON (Reuters) – (This story officially corrects to show that British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab misspoke when …
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By Richa Naidu EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) – The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the collapse during Friday night’s storm of an Amazon.com Inc building in Illinois in which six workers died, an official at the U.S. Department of Labor said on Monday. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has …
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By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – When the Taliban seized power, Afghan musicians knew their futures were in jeopardy. Conductor Shogufa Safi, 18, escaped. Now in Portugal, her new home, she feels safe but her dream is to return one day and bring music back to her country’s streets. “I haven’t had …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan offered to pump a combined $97 billion into markets through temporary government bond purchases in a two-day effort to counter a rise in short-term interest rates. The central bank on Tuesday made two offers, including one to buy bonds worth 2 trillion yen ($17.6 billion) for …
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By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning and sending residents fleeing from their homes but causing only minor damage and injuring one person, authorities said. The tsunami warning was lifted about two hours after the quake struck at …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – A measure of Australian business conditions improved further in November as coronavirus restrictions were loosened in Sydney and Melbourne, with a notable pick up in employment auguring well for a rapid recovery in the economy as a whole. Tuesday’s survey from National Australia Bank (NAB) showed its index of business conditions rose …
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By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning and sending residents fleeing from their homes but causing only minor damage and injuring one person, authorities said. The tsunami warning was lifted about two hours after the quake struck at …
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By Humeyra Pamuk JAKARTA (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a plea on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate to speed up the confirmations of President Joe Biden’s nominees to the post of ambassador, saying delays hampered efforts to tackle foreign policy challenges. Biden has pledged to restore U.S. leadership in the world through …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s SBI Holdings Inc said it will reschedule a news conference by President and Chief Executive Yoshitaka Kitao planned for Tuesday due to an “emergency”, but did not elaborate on the nature of the emergency. The online financial conglomerate completed a tender offer last week for Shinsei Bank Ltd, raising its stake in …
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(Fixes typo in para 2) BEIJING (Reuters) – Health authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detected one infection of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday. The infected person, a 67-year-old man who entered China from overseas in November and flew to Guangzhou after quarantine last week, tested …
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