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Biden to meet executives from Microsoft, Disney on COVID-19 vaccine mandate – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet Wednesday with executives from companies including Walt Disney Co, Microsoft Corp and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc to advance his COVID-19 vacc...
Sep 15, 2021
Japan’s securities industry group to review IPO price-setting process
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese brokerage industry group said on Wednesday it would review the process for setting the price of initial public offerings (IPO), responding to criticism from startups that ...
Sep 15, 2021
EU pledges extra 4 billion euros in international climate finance
By Kate Abnett STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday pledged to increase financial support to help poorer countries fight climate change and adapt to its impacts, and called on the Un...
Sep 15, 2021
U.S. Army says soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccine could be dismissed
Sep 15 (Reuters) - American army officers who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus could be suspended from their duties and possibly discharged, the U.S. Army said on Tuesday. After the Foo...
Sep 15, 2021
Tech is make-or-break issue for EU, chief executive says
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union's future hinges on its level of technological prowess, in particular access to chips crucial for everything from smartphones to electric scooters to factories...
Sep 15, 2021
OneWeb launches satellites in global internet service push
MOSCOW (Reuters) - British-based firm OneWeb launched 34 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, expanding its in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites, it said on Wednesday. The satell...
Sep 15, 2021
Chinese delivery giants Meituan, Ele.me pledge to not force drivers to register as independent businesss
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's online food delivery giants Meituan and Ele.me both said this week they will not force couriers who do work for them to register as independent businesses, a bone of conte...
Sep 15, 2021
Norway’s Telenor says Myanmar unit sale came after junta’s pressure on surveillance tech
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Norwegian telecom firm Telenor is selling its Myanmar operations to avoid European Union sanctions after "continued pressure" from Myanmar's military junta to act...
Sep 15, 2021
Zara owner Inditex sales rebound to top pre-pandemic levels
MADRID (Reuters) - Fashion brand Zara owner Inditex rebounded with an 850 million euro second-quarter profit on Wednesday as sales topped pre-pandemic levels, outshining Swedish rival H&M. The world's...
Sep 15, 2021
EU to re-start budget rules review in weeks to reach deal before 2023
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Commission will re-launch a review of the European Union's budget rules in weeks, with a view to agree on a reform by 2023, the head of the Commission Ursul...
Sep 15, 2021
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