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Pfizer pledge for more equal access to RSV shot faces hurdles
By Jennifer Rigby and Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc has pledged to deliver critical new medicines more quickly in low-income nations, but its first such vaccine effort faces hurdles likely...
Apr 28, 2023
Venezuelan oil gets more US buyers as Chevron steps up loadings
By Arathy Somasekhar and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp has stepped up sales of Venezuelan crude oil to rival U.S. refiners, adding PBF Energy Inc and Marathon Petroleum Corp to its...
Apr 28, 2023
Top Taiwan chip designer MediaTek ‘rapidly’ shifts focus to autos, AI
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's top chip design company MediaTek is focusing more resources on chips for cars and AI computing as its smartphone clients face a supply glut and inflation and ma...
Apr 28, 2023
STMicroelectronics, GlobalFoundries win EU approval for French chip factory
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries on Friday secured EU approval to build a new chip factory with French state aid in France. The companies announced their plan in ...
Apr 28, 2023
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 35.3% in April
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 35.3% in April from 50.3% in March, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reflected a reduction ...
Apr 28, 2023
Fully booked! China braces for record May Day holiday rush
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China is bracing for a record-high travel rush over the Labour Day holiday, with popular sightseeing spots selling out of tickets and some cities warnin...
Apr 28, 2023
Actress Eva Green wins London court case over fee for failed film
LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Eva Green on Friday won a legal fight with financiers who she had sued at London's High Court for her fee for a failed film in which she was to star. The French ac...
Apr 28, 2023
Euro zone grows marginally at start of 2023 after stagnation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone grew only marginally in the first three months of 2023 and at a rate lower than market expectations after stagnation at the end of last year, preliminary data showed...
Apr 28, 2023
Conflicting economic data muddies picture for ECB
By Francesco Canepa and Beln Carreo FRANKFURT/MADRID (Reuters) - Economic data from across the euro zone on Friday painted a mixed picture for growth and inflation, potentially making the European Cen...
Apr 28, 2023
German economy stagnates in Q1
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy stagnated in the first quarter, as a decline in government and household consumption was balanced out by an increase in exports and capital investment, data showe...
Apr 28, 2023
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