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Japan's SMFG logs 57% rise in Q2 profit, hikes forecast

Japan's second-largest banking group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group posted a 57 per cent rise in second quarter net profit, ...
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Oil climbs 1% after Ukrainian attack damages Russian oil depot

Oil prices climbed about 1 per cent on Friday, boosted by supply fears after a Ukrainian drone attack hit an oil depot in a ...
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Trump administration designates four left-wing European networks as terrorist groups

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday (Nov 13) designated four European left-wing groups as ...
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Barcelona plan to build Messi statue at revamped Camp Nou, says club president

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Thursday the club is planning to erect a statue of Lionel Messi outside the newly ...
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Japan's Mizuho logs 44% quarterly profit jump, raises forecast and launches buyback

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group on Friday posted a 44 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit as it cashed in on a long-awaited rise in domestic interest rates and the continuing wave of corporate ...
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Japan to enlist retired cops, soldiers to cull bears

TOKYO: Japan is trying to enlist retired police officers to fight bears as the nation battles a record wave of deadly attacks this year, a top official said Friday (Nov 14).Chief Cabinet Secretar ...