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MUMBAI, Dec 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a weekday afternoon in the dusty streets of Mumbai's red light district Kamathipura, Fatima collects 20 rupees ($0.30) from men to rent a cubicle in her brothel where girls charge them up to 200 rupees for sex.

SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - China stocks rallied on Thursday, underpinned by robust gains in consumer and materials firms. ** At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 21.42 points or 0.65 percent at 3,297.21. ** The blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.7 percent, with its financial sector...

LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - After years of struggling to beat the index, 2018 should be the year active fund managers earn their spurs.

NEW YORK, Dec 28 (Reuters) - It took just a spoonful of a simple tub of yogurt with passion fruit puree on a trip home to her native Australia to nudge Koel Thomae into a new career.

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Australian shares ticked up to a near 10-year closing high on Thursday, driven by financials while materials rode higher on stronger commodities prices.

SYDNEY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Steinhoff International's Asia Pacific unit stressed its business was sound and sought to distance itself from its troubled parent on Thursday, even as the furniture firm appointed local lawyers and financial advisers as a prudent measure.

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SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - China stocks rose on Thursday, inspired by a jump in consumer shares after the nation's leading liquor maker Kweichow Moutai forecast a 58 percent surge in 2017 profit. ** Hong Kong shares also firmed, as Asian shares rose to a one-month high and were on...

Dec 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. apartment vacancy rate increased marginally in the fourth quarter from the third as supply exceeded demand, according to a report from Reis Inc.

By Chandini Monnappa Dec 28 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Thursday, with Indonesia hitting an all-time high and Malaysia scaling a three-and-a-half-month peak. The Jakarta SE Composite Index climbed as much as 0.3 percent before paring the gains. The...