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Boohoo sales rise 32% in latest quarter
LONDON (Reuters) - British online fashion retailer Boohoo reported a 32% rise in sales in its latest quarter despite a tough year-on-year comparison, benefiting from rising demand as lockdown restrict...
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UK payrolled employees surge by 197,000 in May
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of employees on British company payrolls surged by a record 197,000 in May as COVID restrictions eased and pubs and restaurants resumed indoor service, tax data showed on...
Syndicated Content Jun 15, 2021
Israel scraps indoor mask order as COVID-19 infections wane
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel told its citizens they could stop wearing masks indoors on Tuesday, ending one of its last main restrictions as new COVID-19 infections continued to wane even as vaccinati...
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H&M’s quarterly sales surge as pandemic restrictions ease
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Quarterly turnover at H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, jumped from a year earlier as pandemic restrictions were eased, although revenue remained well below 2019 ...
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AstraZeneca says its antibody treatment failed in preventing COVID-19 in exposed patients
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday its study of monoclonal antibody AZD7442 did not meet the main goal of preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in people recently exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Repo...
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Taiwan reports 132 new domestic COVID-19 cases
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported 132 new domestic COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, down from the previous day's figure of 185. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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Front-runner for Iran presidency is hardline judge sanctioned by U.S.
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Ebrahim Raisi's record of fierce loyalty to Iran's ruling clerics helps explain why the senior judge is a front-runner in Friday's presidential election, a contest t...
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Twitter adds ‘Arabic (feminine)’ language option in diversity drive
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - Twitter on Tuesday introduced an "Arabic (feminine)" language setting enabling the social media site to speak to users using feminine grammar, part of what it said...
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Factbox-Judge, banker, negotiator among candidates for Iran’s presidency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians have a choice between seven mostly hardline candidates in a president election on Friday, a contest likely to reinforce the authority of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country'...
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Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with popular anger over economic ...
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