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Analysis: Investors ask U.S. SEC for more ESG disclosures as companies resist

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Investor groups have asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for more corporate disclosures on…

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ECB will “see to it” that banks meet climate risk expectations: Elderson

FRANKFURT, June 16 (Reuters) - No major bank in the euro zone meets all of the European Central Bank's expectations…

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Oil hits new high near $75 on demand rise, falling inventories

Oil gained for a fifth day on Wednesday, climbing towards $75 a barrel to its highest since April 2019, supported…

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Cheer over Boeing, Airbus deal belies cracks in EU, U.S. trade relationship

A deal for a five-year ceasefire in a U.S. and EU dispute over aircraft subsidies on Tuesday reflected progress, but…

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China’s factory output, retail sales miss expectations in May

BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) - Growth in China’s factory output slowed for a third straight month in May, likely weighed…

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Taj Mahal reopens for tourists as India eases COVID-19 curbs

BENGALURU, June 16 (Reuters) - The Taj Mahal reopened to the public on Wednesday as India, still reeling from a…

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Shocked by COVID deaths, young Indians rush for life insurance

BENGALURU, June 16 (Reuters) - Like many other twenty-somethings in India, Beverly Coutinho kept postponing buying a life insurance policy,…

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Chickens, cows, apartments offered up in Asia’s vaccination lucky draws

June 16 (Reuters) - Chickens, cows, paid leave, even a million-dollar apartment, these are the prizes on offer from Thailand…

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Thailand to fully reopen to visitors within 120 days – PM

BANGKOK, June 16 (Reuters) - Thailand will fully reopen to visitors within 120 days after more than a year of…

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Israel strikes Hamas sites over fire balloons, challenging truce

Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza on Wednesday after incendiary balloons were launched from the Palestinian enclave in the…

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