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Biden’s CIA director creates high-level unit focusing on China
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The career diplomat U.S. President Joe Biden named to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is creating a high-level unit aimed at sharpening the agency's focus...
Oct 07, 2021
Ireland told it can keep 12.5% corporate tax rate for smaller firms
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland has received assurances that if it agrees to a new global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% it can maintain its 12.5% rate for firms with annual turnover below 750 million eu...
Oct 07, 2021
United Airlines plans over 3,500 domestic flights to tap holiday demand
(Reuters) - United Airlines said on Thursday it plans to operate more than 3,500 domestic flights in December, its largest domestic schedule since the start of the pandemic, seeking to capitalize on p...
Oct 07, 2021
South Africa celebrates Archbishop Tutu as he turns 90
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule, turned 90 on Thursday, celebrating his birthday with a low...
Oct 07, 2021
One month on, El Salvador’s bitcoin use grows but headaches persist
By Wilfredo Pineda and Nelson Renteria EL ZONTE, El Salvador (Reuters) - A growing number of El Salvadorans have experimented with bitcoin since the country became the first to adopt it as legal tende...
Oct 07, 2021
Broadband firm Starry to go public in near-$1.7 billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Starry Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp in a deal that would value the broadband services provider ...
Oct 07, 2021
Conagra Brands tops revenue estimates aided by higher prices
(Reuters) -Conagra Brands Inc beat quarterly revenue expectations on Thursday, as the Slim Jim beef jerky maker raised prices for its frozen meals and snacks. Conagra, like its peers Campbell Soup Co,...
Oct 07, 2021
Allow a vote on your climate plan, local govt pensions tell UK companies
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's local government pension schemes, hedge fund TCI and asset manager Sarasin have told UK listed companies to allow shareholders a vote on their climate transition action pl...
Oct 07, 2021
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday. Gurnah, whose novels include "Paradise" and "Desertion", write...
Oct 07, 2021
Tilray posts 43% rise in quarterly revenue on strong cannabis demand
(Reuters) - Canadian pot producer Tilray Inc on Thursday reported a 43% rise in first-quarter revenue, driven by strong demand for cannabis after coronavirus-led lockdowns. The world's largest cannabi...
Oct 07, 2021
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