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ViacomCBS to pick up majority stake in Fox TeleColombia and Estudios TeleMexico
(Reuters) - ViacomCBS Inc said on Thursday it will acquire a majority stake in Spanish language broadcasters Fox TeleColombia and Estudios TeleMexico from Walt Disney Co, to boost its streaming audien...
Oct 28, 2021
Pension major ATP aims for $31 billion of green investments by 2030
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's ATP, one of Europe's largest pension funds, aims to have 200 billion Danish crowns ($31 billion) worth of green investments by 2030 and half that in 2025, it said in a...
Oct 28, 2021
WHO, partners seek $23.4 billion for new COVID-19 war chest
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups on Thursday issued a $23.4 billion plan to bring COVID-19 vaccines, tests and drugs to poorer countries...
Oct 28, 2021
China’s Guangdong reports human infection of H5N6 bird flu
BEIJING (Reuters) - The health authority in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong said on Thursday that one case of a human being infected with the H5N6 strain of bird flu has been reported in th...
Oct 28, 2021
U.S. pending home sales unexpectedly fall in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in September likely as some potential buyers delayed purchases amid higher prices. The National Association of Rea...
Oct 28, 2021
U.S. panel approves Big Tech critic to head Justice Department Antitrust Division
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved on a voice vote the nomination of Google critic Jonathan Kanter, the third of three progressives named to top U.S. antitrust posts, t...
Oct 28, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept. toughens policies toward white collar crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday detailed a series of policy changes aimed at rooting out repeat corporate misconduct and prioritizing individual prosecutions, signaling ...
Oct 28, 2021
Telecom Italia to start “maximising value” of cloud venture next year – CEO
ROME (Reuters) - Telecom Italia expects to carry out plans to extract value from its cloud venture Noovle in the second part of next year, the head of Italy's biggest phone group Luigi Guitosi said on...
Oct 28, 2021
Lawyers for MH17 victims intimidated during Dutch trial – RTL News
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers who represent the families of 298 people who died when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, are being intimidated and have been offered protective ...
Oct 28, 2021
Biden says he believes he has enough votes to pass spending bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he thinks he has enough lawmakers on board to pass his Build Back Better agenda, including progressive Democrats who have been pushing ...
Oct 28, 2021
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