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Out of the frying pan, into the fire? Meal couriers sweat amid heatwave
By Toby Sterling and Elvira Pollina UTRECHT, Netherlands/PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - As Europe braces for another heatwave, one group of workers has little choice but to sweat it out: the couriers shut...
Aug 11, 2022
Russia’s VKontakte owner VK hit by second quarter loss
LONDON (Reuters) - VK, owner of Russian social network VKontakte, reported a second-quarter net loss of 3.4 billion roubles ($56 million) on Thursday, partly due to a 14 billion rouble ($231 million) ...
Aug 11, 2022
Explainer-Britain and regulators square up over post-Brexit financial reform
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government proposed a far-reaching financial services law last month to exploit "freedoms" to write its own capital market rules since leaving the European Un...
Aug 11, 2022
San Francisco metro system hires bird of prey to scare pigeons away
By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) - Metro system riders in California's San Francisco Bay Area may have noticed a new station guard in recent months. A 5-year-old Harris's hawk named Pac-Man has taken up t...
Aug 11, 2022
China’s Didi EV joint venture with Li Auto applies for bankruptcy – court
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi's joint venture with Li Auto has applied for bankruptcy, according to a court filing, pointing to the end of a four-year-old partnership to make ele...
Aug 11, 2022
Walmart’s long-lasting challenge: luring budget shoppers back to its stores
By Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Walmart Inc could face an uphill battle to reclaim U.S. shoppers who opted for the neighborhood dollar store or Aldi rather than driving farther to...
Aug 11, 2022
Ex-cop could get eight years in prison for role in storming U.S. Capitol
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON(Reuters) - A former Virginia police sergeant who joined Donald Trump's supporters in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could be sentenced to up to eight years in priso...
Aug 11, 2022
Analysis: Antitrust rules, Petro-Canada profits may hinder Suncor from selling unit
By Divya Rajagopal and Rod Nickel TORONTO (Reuters) - Suncor Energy could reap over $8 billion and boost returns to unhappy shareholders if it sells its Petro-Canada gas station business, but Canadian...
Aug 11, 2022
Analysis: Is Netflix envy over in Hollywood? Not quite
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Over an earnings period that appeared to signal the end of Netflix envy, Walt Disney Co restored hopes that growth in the streaming business will cont...
Aug 11, 2022
Global container fleet to grow more than demand – Hapag-Lloyd CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Global growth in container fleets through new orders and building activity will outstrip shipping demand from next year and ease current market tightness, the chief executive of ...
Aug 11, 2022
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