Japan ranks 7-Eleven owner 'core' industry, complicating takeover
The Japanese finance ministry on Friday designated the parent company of 7-Eleven a "core" industry in a move that could make a takeover by Canadian rival Couche-Tard more difficult.
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Final report clears WADA over China swimmers who failed dope tests
A final report has concluded that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) did not show "favouritism" towards China in the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were cleared to compete after testing positive for a banned drug.
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China to raise retirement age as demographic crisis looms
China said Friday it would gradually raise its statutory retirement age, as the country grapples with a looming demographic crisis and an older population.
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Most markets rise as traders gear up for Fed rate cut
Asian markets mostly rose Friday while the yen sat around nine-month highs and gold hit a record after another healthy day on Wall Street as investors gear up for an expected US interest rate cut next week.
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Malaysia widens probe into 'horror' care home child abuse
Malaysian police expanded their probe Friday into a major Islamic business organisation with links to a banned sect, after hundreds of children were rescued from alleged abuse at care homes believed to be run by the group.
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Wallabies pair return from injury for All Blacks Tests
Australia's Fraser McReight and Hunter Paisami have returned from injury to make the squad named Friday to play New Zealand next week, as the Wallabies regroup following their thrashing in Argentina.
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Lakes drying up leave Greeks in despair
Lake Koronia, one of largest in Greece, is shrinking after a prolonged drought and a summer of record-breaking temperatures, leaving behind cracked earth, dead fish and a persistent stench.
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Pastor sought by US pleads not guilty in Philippine sex trafficking case
A Philippine pastor wanted in the United States for sex trafficking children pleaded not guilty to similar charges in Manila Friday, his lawyer said.
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Boeing workers overwhelmingly vote to strike, reject contract
Boeing workers in the Seattle region overwhelmingly voted to strike Thursday, spurning a contract the embattled aviation giant characterized as a boon for manufacturing staff given the company's stressed financial condition.
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Harris, Trump march forward in US battleground states drive
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris head to key battleground states on Friday, each seeking an edge in a race where they are running neck-and-neck less than two months before voting day.
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