By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s video game regulator granted publishing licences to 44 foreign games for domestic release，including seven from South Korea, further lifting rigid curbs th[...]
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Entertainment and Lifestyle
Analysis-China’s services sector eyes recovery after reopening, but challenges loom
By Joe Cash and Engen Tham BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Jordan Li, a restaurant owner in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, hopes desperately that next month’s Lunar New Year holida[...]
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Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report
By Kenneth Li, Paresh Dave and Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Twitter Inc has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain conte[...]
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Analysis-Dealmakers grapple with unprecedented U.S. challenge to mergers
By Anirban Sen and Diane Bartz NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Investment bankers and deal lawyers accustomed to regulatory hurdles to their mergers face an unprecedented challenge under U.S. President[...]
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Japan retail sales up for 9th month led by tourism help
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese retail sales rose for a ninth straight month in November, data showed on Tuesday, as the lifting of COVID-19 border controls[...]
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Zara shopworkers call off strikes in company’s hometown after 25% pay rise – union
MADRID (Reuters) -A union representing shop assistants at fashion retailer Zara has called off planned strikes in the company’s hometown in northern Spain following an agreement on a 25% pay ris[...]
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Apple’s Australian workers go on Christmas strike demanding better wages, work terms
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s workers in Australia initiated a strike Friday afternoon, demanding better working conditions and wages, a workers’ union said, a move that might dent sales o[...]
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Airlines scrap 4,400 U.S. flights as winter storm disrupts holiday travel
By David Shepardson and Aishwarya Nair WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Over 4,400 flights have been canceled over a two-day period as a powerful winter storm hits the United States, coinciding with the start of[...]
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Analysis-Italy’s nationalists set to loosen grip on beloved airline with mooted Lufthansa deal
By Angelo Amante and Joanna Plucinska ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new right-wing government has shown it is prepared to put sound finances ahead of national pride by revamping plans to sell a[...]
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