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Nintendo adds fresh $3b as Robinhood traders press play

Bloomberg Nintendo Co added another $3 billion in market value in Tokyo on Monday with retail investors on the Robinhood app cited as helping to further boost the game maker’s popularity. Nintendo has been one the strongest-performing blue-chip stocks in Japan this year, as the pandemic, together with the release of its smash-hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons game, helped boost ...

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Belarus’ Lukashenko defiant as protests, strikes continue

Bloomberg Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko moved to crack down on opponents after more demonstrations against his 26-year rule brought tens of thousands of people to the streets of the capital and other cities over the weekend demanding his resignation. Police detained at least four anti-government activists, including organisers of strikes at some of the country’s largest factories and a politician ...

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UN envoy: Libya’s truce promises to unlock peace talks

Bloomberg The ceasefire announced by Libyan rivals may finally unlock stalled talks to end a civil war which had shut oil fields and drawn in foreign militaries, according to the United Nations envoy leading peace efforts. Reciprocal calls to stop the fighting and resume oil production were welcomed by nations backing opposing sides in the conflict but there’s still work ...

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