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Malaysia makes owning an LGBTQ+ Swatch punishable by up to 3 years in jail
Aug 10, 2023

Malaysia makes owning an LGBTQ+ Swatch punishable by up to 3 years in jail

Malaysia’s government says it has banned all Swatch watches that contain lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer elements...

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China expands the number of countries for travel by its big-spending tourists
Aug 10, 2023

China expands the number of countries for travel by its big-spending tourists

China has increased the number of countries that its big-spending tourists can visit by more than 70 following the lifting of its last COVID-19 travel restrictions...

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as markets brace for the US inflation report
Aug 10, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as markets brace for the US inflation report

Asian benchmarks are trading mixed after shares declined on Wall Street and investors braced for a highly anticipated report on U.S. inflation...

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Profit at Japan's Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
Aug 9, 2023

Profit at Japan's Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales

Honda says its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars, as the Japanese company also received a perk from favorable exchange rates...

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Sony's profits drop as it warns of the impact from US movie strikes
Aug 9, 2023

Sony's profits drop as it warns of the impact from US movie strikes

Sony’s profits between April and June slipped 17%, as worries grew about revenue damage from a strike in the movie sector...

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Stock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries
Aug 9, 2023

Stock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries

Asian shares are mostly trading lower after worries about the U.S. banking system set off a decline on Wall Street and amid concerns closer to home about Chinese economic growth...

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Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise despite US bank, China worries
Aug 9, 2023

Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise despite US bank, China worries

Global shares are mostly trading higher despite worries about the U.S. banking system and concerns closer to home about Chinese economic growth...

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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip as markets brace for US inflation report
Aug 9, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip as markets brace for US inflation report

Asian benchmarks are trading mostly lower after shares declined on Wall Street and investors braced for a highly anticipated report on U.S. inflation...

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Japan's tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround
Aug 8, 2023

Japan's tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group continued to rack up losses for the fiscal first quarter as technology investments soured amid a market downturn...

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