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Volkswagen labour leader lashes out at CEO ahead of board meeting
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen's labour leader took aim at Chief Executive Herbert Diess, accusing him of not taking an interest in workers' concerns and rekindling a long-standing conflict ahead of...
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Global insurtech investment tops $10 billion in 2021-report
LONDON (Reuters) - Global investment in insurance technology (insurtech) start-ups totalled $10.5 billion in the first nine months of 2021, a record high level for the period, reinsurance broker Willi...
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Hong Kong passes film censorship law to ‘safeguard national security’
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature passed a new film censorship law on Wednesday to "safeguard national security", though critics say it will dampen creativity in its world f...
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China traders hunt for coal price directions as Beijing reins in data providers
By Muyu Xu and Chen Aizhu BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese coal traders say they are scrambling for price information on spot transactions, relying on personal communications as Beijing steps up ...
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Cambridge college returns looted Bronze to Nigeria, setting precedent
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A Cambridge University college will on Wednesday hand over to Nigeria a sculpture that was looted by British troops in 1897, setting a precedent that will put pre...
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S.Korean bakes ‘Squid Game’-themed Halloween dog treats
By Minwoo Park and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean pet cooking studio owner has started a baking class through which fans of Netflix's "Squid Game" TV show can share the Halloween fun with...
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Vegetables pricier than pork worry Chinese consumers as costs swell
By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) - Vegetable prices are surging in China after heavy rain swamped crops this month, fuelling concern over food prices at a time when consumers must brace for a hik...
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Sub-Saharan Africa to see mixed economic recovery into 2022 – Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Growth in sub-Saharan Africa's big economies will be mixed into 2022, after a year of recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns, as life slowly returns to normal amid l...
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Bottled water, vaccines and electric vehicles propel China’s biggest earners
(Corrects Country Garden's Yang Huiyan's title to co-chairwoman from vice-chairwoman in paragraph 9) By Eduardo Baptista HONG KONG (Reuters) -Bottled water, vaccine development, short video platform T...
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Fast-track route to renewables best option for European industry-research
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Delaying the expansion of renewable energy in the European Union would drive up carbon emissions prices and result in higher electricity costs for industries while a fast renewab...
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