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NZ dairy giant Fonterra seals partnership deal with U.S. biotech firm VitaKey
(Reuters) - New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra said on Thursday it had struck a partnership deal with U.S.-based biotech firm VitaKey to look at ways to prolong freshness and nutrients of products using...
Nov 03, 2021
U.S. Senate panel plans airline oversight hearing after worker cuts
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans an oversight hearing on the airline industry after she asked the major carriers in July to explain work...
Nov 03, 2021
Indonesian zoo breeds Komodo dragons to save them from extinction
By Prasto Wardoyo SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A zoo in Indonesia is breeding Komodo dragons in an effort to save the world's largest lizards from extinction, with climate change posing new dangers...
Nov 03, 2021
Sterling, euro gain on dollar after Fed announces taper
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar lost ground on the euro and sterling on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would not rush to raise interest rates even as it began unwinding ...
Nov 03, 2021
Stocks rise as Fed tapers without the tantrum
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Share markets firmed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve engineered an orderly start to unwinding its massive stimulus programme, though doubts about the inflat...
Nov 03, 2021
Japan’s service sector activity grows for first time during pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's services sector activity grew for the first time in 21 months in October as consumer sentiment picked up after the coronavirus pandemic subsided, giving a broad-based boost t...
Nov 03, 2021
Kellogg fails to reach deal with U.S. cereal plant workers
(Reuters) - Kellogg Co workers failed to reach an agreement with the Froot Loops maker, prolonging the months-long negotiations over a new contract, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The u...
Nov 03, 2021
Small UK factories say staff shortages are raising pay pressure
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of small British manufacturers feel under pressure to pay staff more because of labour shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, a survey sh...
Nov 03, 2021
BoE faces decision day, caught between inflation and slowdown risks
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will deliver its most hotly awaited policy decision in years on Thursday, when it will either raise borrowing costs from an all-time low or ...
Nov 03, 2021
Iceland Foods commits to being UK’s first plastic neutral supermarket
LONDON (Reuters) - Iceland Foods plans to be the first British supermarket group to become plastic neutral, offsetting its remaining plastic footprint by recovering and recycling waste plastic, it sai...
Nov 03, 2021
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