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South African tech investor Naspers logs 11% rise in first-half profit
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African technology investor Naspers Ltd said on Monday its first half profit climbed 11%, driven by a large contribution from Chinese internet giant Tencent in which it ...
Syndicated Content Nov 22, 2021
Prosus says H1 fiscal 2022 trading profit rose 8%
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosus NV reported on Monday that trading profit rose 8% to $2.9 billion for the first half of its fiscal year 2022 as its portfolio of investments in educational technology and ...
Syndicated Content Nov 22, 2021
Activists urge Biden to push for intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifteen human rights groups are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to get personally engaged in a long-running fight to enact an intellectual property waiver for C...
Syndicated Content Nov 22, 2021
Ericsson to buy cloud firm Vonage for $6.2 billion
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Mobile telecoms equipment maker Ericsson said on Monday it had agreed to buy cloud communications firm Vonage for $6.2 billion. "The merger agreement was approved unanimously by t...
Syndicated Content Nov 22, 2021
African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Deep in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes to clear dense shrubs obscuring railway tracks more than a centu...
Syndicated Content Nov 22, 2021
IMF to revive $6 billion Pakistan funding programme
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday it has reached an agreement with Pakistan that will help revive a stalled $6 billion funding programme for the...
Syndicated Content Nov 22, 2021
Exclusive-U.N. warns of ‘colossal’ collapse of Afghan banking system
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan's banks, warning that a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposit...
Syndicated Content Nov 21, 2021
Factbox-Key winners at the 2021 American Music Awards
(Reuters) - The fan-voted American Music Awards were handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday hosted by Cardi B. Following is a list of winners in key categories; ARTIST OF THE YEAR BTS NEW A...
Syndicated Content Nov 21, 2021
Australian regulator says crypto investors ‘on their own’ for now
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's corporate watchdog said on Monday it was working with lawmakers to develop rules for digital currencies but warned many crypto assets remained unregulat...
Syndicated Content Nov 21, 2021
Telenor and CP Group to merge Thai telecom units for $8.6 billion
(Reuters) - Norway's Telenor and Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) have agreed to merge their telecom units in Thailand, the Oslo-based company said in a statement on Monday, in a deal valu...
Syndicated Content Nov 21, 2021
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