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SoftBank’s shares jump 7% on buyout debate report
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp shares jumped as much as 7% on Wednesday after Bloomberg News reported that the group was considering buying back shares to boost CEO Masayoshi Son's stake so he ...
Dec 08, 2020
Australian Indigenous leaders lash Woolworths liquor store plan
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Indigenous leaders on Wednesday slammed grocer Woolworths Group Ltd over plans to build a huge liquor store near alcohol-free communities, in the latest fla...
Dec 08, 2020
Senior El Salvador official resigns, in blow to president
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday a senior official had stepped down to address allegations he has schemed to cover up financial wrongdoing by the government, ...
Dec 08, 2020
Japan’s Takeda says drug pipeline to lift sales to $48 billion in next decade
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday its drug pipeline is poised to drive annual sales up by more than 50%, to 5 trillion yen ($48.01 billion) in the nex...
Dec 08, 2020
China’s factory prices fall at slower pace in November, consumer prices decline
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory gate prices fell at a slower pace in November, adding to signs that the economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but consumer prices declined for th...
Dec 08, 2020
One year on, New Zealand remembers volcano tragedy that killed and injured dozens
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the volcanic eruption on White Island that killed 22 people, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern describing the tragic...
Dec 08, 2020
Oil edges lower after jump in U.S. stockpiles, vaccine hopes capping losses
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday on concerns over an unexpected jump in U.S. oil inventories last week, but positive news on COVID-19 vaccines lifted investors ho...
Dec 08, 2020
Japan’s October machinery orders rebound from previous month’s drop
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rebounded sharply in October from the previous month's drop, the government said on Wednesday, a welcome development for an economy e...
Dec 08, 2020
Singapore ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ turns back after COVID-19 case aboard
By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing all guests to be quarantined in their cabins and ...
Dec 08, 2020
Mexico registers 11,006 new coronavirus cases, 800 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 11,006 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 800 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,193,255 c...
Dec 08, 2020
