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Hungary seals deal on massive wage hikes for 2022 election year
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government and private sector employers have agreed on the main terms of a nearly 20% hike in the minimum wage and pay for skilled workers for the 2022 election year, th...
Nov 03, 2021
U.N. launches fund to foster cheaper loans, green development for Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The United Nations on Wednesday launched a new finance mechanism aimed at saving African governments $11 billion in borrowing costs in the next five years, while fostering gre...
Nov 03, 2021
Robinhood expands offering that allows retail investors to buy into IPOs
(Reuters) - Online brokerage Robinhood Markets Inc said on Wednesday it would allow companies issuing shares through its IPO Access platform to set aside some stock for members of the public with ties...
Nov 03, 2021
Britain to auction 80.5 million carbon permits in 2022
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will auction 80.5 million carbon permits it 2022 ICE, which is hosting the auctions, said in a market notice on Wednesday. The auctions are part of Britain's emissions tradi...
Nov 03, 2021
Governments must check Facebook really does scrap face recognition, whistleblower says
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen welcomed Facebook's announcement that it would scrap facial recognition, but urged close government oversight of the move to ...
Nov 03, 2021
U.K. man implicated in Twitter hacking charged in NY with cryptocurrency theft
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.K. man previously charged in the United States with involvement in the hacking of politicians' and celebrities' Twitter accounts was charged on Wednesday o...
Nov 03, 2021
Photographer Rankin captures London theatre’s post-pandemic revival
LONDON (Reuters) - British photographer Rankin celebrates the return of theatre to London's West End after major pandemic disruptions with a new exhibition that features portraits of cast members, bac...
Nov 03, 2021
FBI believes U.S. faces equal threats from domestic extremists and Islamic State -official
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement and security agencies believe domestic extremists, notably white supremacists, pose a violent threat in the United States similar to that ...
Nov 03, 2021
Colombia’s Avianca to move domicile to the United Kingdom
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Airline Avianca Holdings will move its domicile to the United Kingdom and its stock will no longer be traded on the Colombian stock exchange, the company said on Wednesday, a day af...
Nov 03, 2021
Marie Antoinette, Duchess of Windsor jewels seek new owners at Christie’s sale
By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) - Diamond bracelets that belonged to Marie Antoinette and a ruby and diamond bangle offered to the Duchess of Windsor by her husband on their first wedding anniver...
Nov 03, 2021
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