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English COVID contact tracers tell around 428,000 to isolate
LONDON (Reuters) - Around 428,000 people were contacted by COVID contact tracers in England and told to self-isolate in the week to July 14, the health ministry said on Thursday. The government said t...
Jul 22, 2021
UK manufacturers’ growth expectations strongest on record, CBI says
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers' expectations for output growth over the next three months are the strongest on record as the economy bounces back from its coronavirus pan...
Jul 22, 2021
Exclusive-South Africa’s Transnet hit by cyber attack- sources
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African state-owned logistics firm Transnet was hit by a suspected cyber attack, three sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Thursday, impacting some operations ...
Jul 22, 2021
UK should be concerned at Chinese gene data harvesting, lawmaker says
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - The harvesting of genetic data from millions of women by a Chinese company through prenatal tests is concerning and Britain should debate how privacy can be protec...
Jul 22, 2021
COVID app told nearly 620,000 to isolate in England, Wales
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost 620,000 people in England and Wales were told to isolate by the health service COVID app after they came into contact with someone with the virus in the week up to July 14, o...
Jul 22, 2021
Visa to acquire Currencycloud at 700 million pounds valuation
By Anna Irrera (Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Thursday that it had agreed to buy British cross-border payments provider Currencycloud at a valuation of 700 million pounds ($962.01 million). Visa has bee...
Jul 22, 2021
Port of Rotterdam freight volumes rise as trade recovers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Freight volumes in the port of Rotterdam rose 5.8% on a yearly basis in the first half of 2021, as international trade recovered from its coronavirus slump, Europe's largest sea ...
Jul 22, 2021
Spain’s Prado overhauls collection to highlight women artists
By Corina Pons and Guillermo Martinez MADRID (Reuters) - Seeking to breathe new life into Madrid's Prado museum after the long months of the pandemic, curators have overhauled the collection to displa...
Jul 22, 2021
Factbox: EU’s COVID-19 vaccine donations so far
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU member states have pledged to share about 160 million COVID-19 vaccines, but only a small portion has been shipped so far, according to an EU internal do...
Jul 22, 2021
Briton held over 2020 Twitter hack to appear in court in Spain, source says
MADRID (Reuters) - A 22-year-old Briton arrested in Spain in connection with a Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of several U.S. politicians in 2020 is due to appear by video call in the Spa...
Jul 22, 2021
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