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COLOMBO, June 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended
slightly firmer on Thursday, snapping a 10-session losing
streak, as local investors bought battered beverage and telecom
shares.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister
Mahathir poured scorn over his predecessor Najib Razak on
Thursday for denying knowing whether millions of dollars from
scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB had been put in his personal
bank account.
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The CO2 shortage threatens meat as well as beer and fizzy drink production
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DUBLIN, June 21 (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister warned
Britain on Thursday that there is not much time left to conclude
a smooth withdrawal from the European Union, as the head of the
EU's executive arm pledged its full support for Dublin's stance.
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Influential chief economist joins MPC cohort calling for tighter monetary policy
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CHICAGO, June 21 (Reuters) - Most Americans do not want to
go back to the bad old days when health insurance companies
could charge sick people more for coverage or turn them away
altogether. But a lawsuit by 20 U.S. states seeking to
invalidate protections against those practices contained...
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BANGKOK, June 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From
building homes for indigenous people in Malaysia to opening up
public spaces for women in Myanmar, a growing number of
businesses with a social purpose are improving the lives of
vulnerable communities in these rapidly expanding countries.
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NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. investors expect banks
and other financial institutions to announce large returns of
capital to shareholders after the Federal Reserve publishes the
first set of results from its annual “stress test” late
Thursday.
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* SNB says Italian politics, protectionist wave heighten
risks
(Adds Jordan comments, analysts)
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* TSB says report's conclusions are preliminary
(Recasts, adds detail, TSB comment)
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