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Thailand legalizes kratom, popular plant-based painkiller
Aug 24, 2021

Thailand legalizes kratom, popular plant-based painkiller

Thailand has decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant that's native to Southeast Asia and whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant and painkiller...

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Asian shares rise but momentum fizzles on virus worries
Aug 24, 2021

Asian shares rise but momentum fizzles on virus worries

Asian shares are gaining, boosted by a near-record rise on Wall Street...

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Malaysia new PM faces tall task in uniting polarized society
Aug 21, 2021

Malaysia new PM faces tall task in uniting polarized society

Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been sworn in, bringing back the rule of the country’s longest-governing political party...

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China's Mars rover soldiers on after completing program
Aug 21, 2021

China's Mars rover soldiers on after completing program

China's Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for whether it once supported life...

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World stocks fall as delta variant worries take center stage
Aug 20, 2021

World stocks fall as delta variant worries take center stage

World stock markets are falling as worries surrounding the spread of the delta variant again take center stage...

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New China law tightens control over companies' data on users
Aug 20, 2021

New China law tightens control over companies' data on users

China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved by its ceremonial legislature...

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China tightens control over companies' data on users
Aug 20, 2021

China tightens control over companies' data on users

China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved by its ceremonial legislature...

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Asia stocks fall as delta variant worries take center stage
Aug 20, 2021

Asia stocks fall as delta variant worries take center stage

Asian stock markets are mostly lower as worries surrounding the spread of the delta variant again take center stage Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.7% and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong slipped 1.5% o...

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Asian stocks retreat on lack of direction from Fed, pandemic
Aug 19, 2021

Asian stocks retreat on lack of direction from Fed, pandemic

Asian stock markets are retreating after U.S. central bank policymakers made no firm decision on when to unwind their support measures for the economy...

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Ex-Nissan exec Kelly wants boardroom, not criminal, trial
Aug 19, 2021

Ex-Nissan exec Kelly wants boardroom, not criminal, trial

Nearly three years later, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly is still wondering why the questions that led to his arrest and trial in Japan weren’t simply taken up in the automaker's corporate boardro...

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