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Telenor partners with Amazon to modernise systems, offer services
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor said on Thursday it had partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to speed up the modernisation of its telecoms systems, boosting the use of cloud t...
Jan 19, 2022
European firms make slow progress in appointing more women to boards
(Reuters) - The proportion of women in leading positions at major European companies rose last year, but fell behind schedule to reach the European Commission's proposed target of 40% for 2025, a stud...
Jan 19, 2022
Singapore ventures into SPAC arena, Temasek-backed entity set for listing
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, seeking to revive its lacklustre fundraising market, is pulling out all the stops to emerge as a key listing venue for smaller sized blank-check compa...
Jan 19, 2022
Biden ‘profoundly disappointed’ by U.S. Senate’s failure to advance voting rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is deeply disappointed by the Senate's failure to advance a voting rights bill, he said on Wednesday, but vowed to keep fighting moves by Republicans to...
Jan 19, 2022
China’s 2021 clean marine fuel exports rise 24%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports of clean marine fuels in 2021 rose 24% from a year ago as Chinese refiners expanded production capacity amid Beijing's ambition to create a regional bunkering hub. ...
Jan 19, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats’ bid to overturn filibuster rule headed toward failure
(Reuters) - A bid by U.S. Senate Democrats to overturn the chamber's filibuster rule and advance a voting rights bill was headed towards failure on Wednesday, after conservative Democratic Senators Jo...
Jan 19, 2022
China’s industry ministry expects tight chip supply for relatively long period
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industry ministry expects tight supplies of semiconductors over a relatively long period of time, an official said on Thursday. China encourages key domestic enterprises to...
Jan 19, 2022
FBI searches home of prominent Texas Democratic congressman Cuellar – reports
(Reuters) - FBI agents on Wednesday searched the home in Texas of prominent Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar, media reported, with the bureau confirming it had conducted "court-authorized law e...
Jan 19, 2022
Afterpay’s meteoric rise as a lending pioneer
(Reuters) - Block Inc, formerly Square Inc, is set to complete its acquisition of buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay Ltd by Feb. 1, one of the biggest takeovers in Australian history. Afterpay...
Jan 19, 2022
Asian shares rise as China cuts key mortgage rate
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian share markets broke a five-day slide to edge higher on Thursday, shrugging off drops in Europe and on Wall Street overnight as China underscored its dive...
Jan 19, 2022
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