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European shares fall on inflation, pandemic woes
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Wednesday as worries about rising inflation and the Delta variant of the coronavirus hit economically sensitive sectors, even as technology stocks tracked an overni...
Jun 30, 2021
Indonesian president says emergency social restrictions to be finalised Wednesday
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Emergency social restrictions are being finalised amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Indonesia, its President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday. "Today it will be finalised because t...
Jun 30, 2021
Britain’s Asda launches one-hour ‘Express Delivery’ service
LONDON (Reuters) - Asda on Wednesday became the latest British supermarket group to launch an online service for delivery in an hour. The grocer, which trails market leader Tesco and Sainsbury's in an...
Jun 30, 2021
EU drafts plan to tighten carbon market, expand it to shipping, cars, heating
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union wants to overhaul its carbon market to cut planet-warming emissions faster and put a price on pollution from shipping, road transport and heating ...
Jun 30, 2021
Hawks pull level with Bucks as Giannis Antetokounmpo exits injured
Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams said he found out one hour before tipoff that he would be starting a playoff game for the first time in his 16-year NBA career. The 34-year-old Williams learned of the...
Jun 30, 2021
Search of collapsed Florida building enters 7th day with 12 dead, 149 missing
By Gabriella Borter SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) - Rescue crews toiling into a seventh day on Wednesday combed through shattered ruins of a collapsed Miami-area condominium tower where 12 people were conf...
Jun 30, 2021
France likely to have fourth wave of COVID – government adviser
PARIS (Reuters) - France is likely to have a fourth wave of the COVID-19 virus, due to a resurgence of cases caused by the Delta variant first found in India, said the French government's leading scie...
Jun 30, 2021
What inflation? Pandemic leaves emerging Asia’s consumer recovery behind
By Leika Kihara and Tom Westbrook TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's once fast-growing economies are struggling with weak domestic demand that is keeping a lid on inflation in contrast to some develop...
Jun 30, 2021
Biden to nominate academic Gutmann as U.S. ambassador to Germany -sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will nominate academic Amy Gutmann as U.S. ambassador to Germany, two sources familiar with the issue told Reuters on Wednesday, as the two countries move closer...
Jun 30, 2021
Stagecoach confident on future although recovery hard to forecast
LONDON (Reuters) - British bus and coach operator Stagecoach said it expected to continue to generate positive operating profit in the future, helped by ongoing government support, although the speed ...
Jun 30, 2021
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