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Singapore has financial leverage to pressure Myanmar – U.S. official
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - Singapore has the ability to wield its significant financial leverage over Myanmar's military rulers to pressure them to return to a path of democracy amid a deteriorating hum...
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Facebook’s oversight board demands more transparency
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's independent oversight board demanded more transparency from the social media giant on Thursday, following a series of media reports that exposed loopholes at the company. Th...
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Germany’s Merkel says EU needs to reach agreement on Poland, migration
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday rule of law is a core aspect of the European Union, which should find ways of reaching agreement with Poland and a common line on mi...
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Goldman Sachs, Freshfields working on possible Porsche IPO -manager magazin
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investment bank Goldman Sachs and law firm Freshfields are among advisors working on a possible listing of Volkswagen's luxury unit Porsche AG, manager magazin reported on Thursd...
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‘Utopian fantasy’: Hungary’s Orban dismisses EU climate policy plans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday dismissed European Union plans to tackle climate change as a "utopian fantasy", and suggested green measures were pushing up ener...
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Velodyne Lidar founder plans to nominate directors next year -letter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Velodyne Lidar's founder and biggest shareholder on Thursday warned that he plans to nominate two directors to the board next year amid frustration with the sensor s...
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EU Parliament seeks legal clampdown on planet-warming methane emissions
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Thursday asked the EU to legally require companies to fix methane leaks and impose binding targets on countries to cut emissions of the p...
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BlackRock opposed re-election of 800 company directors in Q3 – report
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, said on Thursday it had voted against the re-election of more than 800 company directors during an Asia-dominated third ...
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Crypto firm FTX Trading raises funds at $25 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Crypto firm FTX Trading has raised fresh capital at a valuation of $25 billion from a clutch of investors led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, Temasek, Tiger Global and Sequoia Cap...
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Sweden extends pause of Moderna COVID vaccine for younger age groups
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden has extended the pause of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 30 and younger due to rare heart-related side-effects, the public health agency said on Thursday. The he...
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