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U.S. embassy in Tokyo warns of ‘suspected racial profiling’ by Japanese police

6 Dec 2021

By Chang-Ran Kim and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States Embassy in Tokyo on Monday warned in a tweet of incidents of suspected racial profiling of non-Japanese by Japanese police. Japan is a mostly ethnically homogeneous country where some people equate more immigrants with a rise in crime, although foreign labour is increasingly …

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Alibaba overhauls e-commerce businesses, names new CFO

6 Dec 2021

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it will reorganise its international and domestic e-commerce businesses and replace its CFO – changes that come as the tech giant grapples with an onslaught of competition, a slowing economy and a regulatory crackdown. It will form two new units – international digital commerce and …

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BoE’s Broadbent sees inflation above 5%, price pressure from jobs market

6 Dec 2021

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said on Monday that inflation in Britain might “comfortably exceed” 5% in April and that the country’s tight labour market risked becoming a more persistent source of inflation. The BoE, which is trying to steer the economy through its recovery …

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Tesla did not want to wait on EU aid – German economy minister

6 Dec 2021

BERLIN (Reuters) – Tesla did not want to wait for European authorities to make a decision on state funding for its planned battery factory before going ahead with the construction of its site in Germany, outgoing German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told reporters in Berlin on Monday. As a foreign company, Tesla would have been …

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Kremlin calls U.S.-Russia ties ‘ quite lamentable’ on eve of Putin-Biden call

6 Dec 2021

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday described the state of U.S.-Russia relations as ” quite lamentable” on the eve of a video call between President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden when the two will discuss tensions around Ukraine. U.S. officials have in the last month pointed to unusual Russian troop movements …

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Mourners put wreaths on coffins of Indians mistakenly killed by security forces

6 Dec 2021

By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Indians outraged by the security forces’ mistaken killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland state held funeral rites for the dead on Monday amid intense security and sporadic internet outages aimed at damping unrest in the remote northeastern region. Security and government officials have said 13 members of the …

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