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Taiwan setting up $200m Lithuania fund amid China row

Taipei said it aims to make its first investment later this year and the money is guaranteed by its national development fund and central bank.

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North Korea launches unidentified projectile into sea

North Korea has fired what has been described as an unidentified projectile into the sea, said South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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Australia Japan to sign historic defense security pact

SYDNEY - Australia and Japan will sign a treaty on Thursday to increase defense and security cooperation in a move that has been hailed as… Read more

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Asian shares mostly fall as tech stocks slump on Wall Street

TOKYO - Asian benchmarks mostly slipped Wednesday as technology shares in the region echoed a similar drop in the sector on Wall Street.

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Manchin still a no Bidens $2T bill on Dems back burner

WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday his opposition to President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion package of social and environmental… Read more

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FTSE 100 jumps as City embraces New Year optimism

The City began the year on the front foot today, with shares enjoying a decent rise and commentators predicting that new Covid cases will be manageable.

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UK air travel sees huge slump in 2021 due to Covid

About 406,060 international flights operated from the UK this year, compared with 1,399,170 in 2019 before travel was restricted.

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Riot Games to pay $100m in discrimination case

Riot Games, the studio best known for League of Legends, has agreed to pay $100m (£74.3m) to settle a 2018 class-action gender discrimination… Read more