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Telenor partners with Amazon to modernise systems, offer services
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor said on Thursday it had partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to speed up the modernisation of its telecoms systems, boosting the use of cloud t...
Jan 19, 2022
European firms make slow progress in appointing more women to boards
(Reuters) - The proportion of women in leading positions at major European companies rose last year, but fell behind schedule to reach the European Commission's proposed target of 40% for 2025, a stud...
Jan 19, 2022
Early Barbados election results favor incumbent PM Mottley
(Reuters) - Preliminary results trickled in late on Wednesday from the first general election Barbados has held since becoming a republic last year, with initial returns strongly favoring the Barbados...
Jan 19, 2022
Hong Kong shuts secondary schools over COVID fears
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Jan 24, the Education Bureau said on Thursday, because of a rising number of coronavirus infections in seve...
Jan 19, 2022
Tennis-Stosur bows out of singles after Melbourne Park defeat
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sam Stosur's 69th and final appearance in a Grand Slam singles draw ended in a 6-2 6-2 second-round loss to 10th seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian Open on...
Jan 19, 2022
Mexico committed serious errors in investigation of activist death-rights court
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government committed serious errors in the investigation of the death of the activist Digna Ochoa two decades ago and must continue with the probe, ...
Jan 19, 2022
Singapore ventures into SPAC arena, Temasek-backed entity set for listing
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, seeking to revive its lacklustre fundraising market, is pulling out all the stops to emerge as a key listing venue for smaller sized blank-check compa...
Jan 19, 2022
Biden ‘profoundly disappointed’ by U.S. Senate’s failure to advance voting rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is deeply disappointed by the Senate's failure to advance a voting rights bill, he said on Wednesday, but vowed to keep fighting moves by Republicans to...
Jan 19, 2022
Pristine coral reef unblemished by warming oceans found off Tahiti
PARIS (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a pristine, 3-km (1.8-mile) long reef of giant rose-shaped corals off the coast of Tahiti, in waters thought to be deep enough to protect it from the bleac...
Jan 19, 2022
Tennis-Muguruza blames COVID outbreak following Cornet defeat
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Suffering a second round exit from the Australian Open on Thursday, world number three Garbine Muguruza blamed a COVID-19 outbreak within her support team for disrupting her prep...
Jan 19, 2022
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