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Investec launches business account to attract mid-sized South African firms
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Investec said on Wednesday it was launching its first day-to-day business banking account, in a push to attract customers among South Africa's more than 100,000 mid-sized firm...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo Games will be historic given challenges overcome, says Bach
TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday the Tokyo Games, starting on July 23, will be historic for the way the Japanese people have overcome challenge...
Jul 14, 2021
eBay to sell stake in Norway’s Adevinta to private equity firm Permira
OSLO (Reuters) -U.S. e-commerce firm eBay Inc said on Wednesday it would sell part of its stake in Norwegian classifieds group Adevinta to private equity group Permira for $2.25 billion in cash. The d...
Jul 14, 2021
Buyers can skip the lines with souvenir vending machines
By Angie Teo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese vending machines dispense everything from pizza to cigarettes and edible insects. Now there are even ones where you can buy Olympics souvenirs. At the official ...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Women’s interest in Games on the rise – research report
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Interest in the Olympic Games among women is rising, with nearly as many women as men now keen on the sports extravaganza due to begin in the Japanese capital at the end of next ...
Jul 14, 2021
China administered total of 1.402 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 13
BEIJING (Reuters) - China administered about 10.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine on July 13, taking the total to 1.402 billion doses, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday. (...
Jul 14, 2021
Marketmind: It’s Jay time!
A look at the day ahead from Karin Strohecker After data showing the biggest rise in U.S. consumer prices in 13 years, we get to hear what Fed chief Jay Powell says on the matter when he kicks off his...
Jul 14, 2021
Australian prosecutors drop needles in strawberries charge against woman
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian court on Wednesday ordered the release of a woman accused of sparking a major food scare by contaminating strawberries with sewing needles in 2018 after prosecutors ...
Jul 14, 2021
Mubadala-backed Yahsat expects new satellite launch in H2 2023 -CEO
By Saeed Azhar DUBAI (Reuters) - Yahsat, the newly listed satellite company partly owned by Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala, plans to launch a new satellite in two years, aimed at introducing advanc...
Jul 14, 2021
Thailand considering regulating volume of AstraZeneca vaccine exports – health ministry
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is considering regulating the amount of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to be exported, a senior health official said on Wednesday. The health ministry ...
Jul 14, 2021
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