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Review of India’s Covaxin shot underway, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization technical advisory group was reviewing data on India's Covaxin shot against COVID-19 on Tuesday with a decision on its emergency use listing likely soon,...
Oct 26, 2021
Arson suspected in Monday night fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Monday night in Peoria’s East Bluff. The fire was reported around 9:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of N. Delaware. Firefighters arrived, f...
Oct 26, 2021
UPS profit rises 23% on e-commerce demand
(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc reported a 23% rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, bolstered by high e-commerce demand that has allowed the delivery firm to raise shipping prices and cherry-pic...
Oct 26, 2021
IKEA buys former Topshop store in London’s Oxford Circus for £378 million
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, has agreed to buy the iconic former flagship store of British fashion chain Topshop in London's Oxford Circus from th...
Oct 26, 2021
UK retail sales pick up, but supply shortages hit new record-CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers reported a stronger-than-expected sales rise in October after a September slowdown but global supply chain problems reduced their stocks to the lowest level since ...
Oct 26, 2021
UK lawmaker should be suspended over ‘egregious’ paid lobbying – watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - A British lawmaker and former senior minister faces being suspended from parliament for 30 days after parliament's standards committee found him guilty of a serious breach of rules ...
Oct 26, 2021
Global supply chain logjams, costs in focus as restaurant chains report earnings
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors hope to gauge the impact of the global supply-chain logjam on restaurant expansion plans when McDonald's Corp, Starbucks Corp and Yum Brands Inc report ca...
Oct 26, 2021
China’s Xi will not attend Rome G20 summit in person – source
ROME (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will not come to Rome for the summit of Group of 20 leaders to be held on Saturday and Sunday, a source close to the matter said. China will be represente...
Oct 26, 2021
Explainer-Greenwashing: deception and vague promises that do not help the environment
(Reuters) - What seems friendly to the environment but is not? Greenwashing. The phrase evokes painting something "green", or environmentally friendly, and describes exaggerated and misleading claims ...
Oct 26, 2021
Dutch appeals court: Crimean gold artefacts awarded to Ukrainian state
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a collection of ancient Crimean gold artefacts, claimed by Ukraine and museums in the Russian-annexed territory, should be returned to...
Oct 26, 2021
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