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Asia shares sink as investors fret over Trump reforms

  SEOUL / AP Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday after US stocks took their biggest loss in five months. The sell-off overnight on Wall Street was spurred by obstacles to a health care bill backed by President Donald Trump that also raised questions over prospects for his agenda of boosting growth by cutting taxes and regulations. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ...

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New security measure could force travellers to reroute trips

  DALLAS / AP A new security measure banning many electronic devices on flights from 10 mostly Muslim countries is leading travellers to reconsider their plans to fly through some airports in the Middle East and Africa. Paula Berger, an energy-company manager, and a co-worker have tickets to fly from the US through Dubai to Hyderabad, India, where her company ...

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Kraft Heinz expands sustainability push after UK’s unilever offer

  Bloomberg Kraft Heinz Co., rebuffed recently in its bid to buy Unilever, is investing $200 million in an expanded corporate social responsibility program that includes a pledge to fight malnutrition and decrease its environmental footprint. The Kraft Heinz announcement comes about a month after the company pulled a $143 billion bid to buy Unilever, saying it didn’t want to ...

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