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Key dates in Catalonia’s independence bid
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday his government would pardon nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for their role in a 2017 independence bid. Below is a timel...
Jun 21, 2021
EU privacy watchdogs call for ban on facial recognition in public spaces
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's two privacy watchdogs teamed up on Monday to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition in public spaces, going against draft European Union rules wh...
Jun 21, 2021
China’s 51job to go private in $5.7 billion deal
(Reuters) - Chinese recruitment firm 51job Inc said on Monday it entered a definitive agreement with Garnet Faith Limited to be taken private in a deal valued at about $5.7 billion. (Reporting by Eva ...
Jun 21, 2021
LegalZoom eyes over $5 billion valuation in second attempt at U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - LegalZoom is aiming for a valuation of more than $5 billion in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), marking the online legal services company's second attempt at a stock market listing,...
Jun 21, 2021
‘Girl from Rio’ Anitta joins Nubank to target low-income clients
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian pop star Anitta has joined Latin American financial start-up Nubank as the seventh member of its board of directors, in an unusual signing for a bank. Born in a Rio de ...
Jun 21, 2021
EU antitrust regulators to decide on AerCap’s $30 billion GE deal by July 26
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 26 whether to clear a $30 billion bid by Ireland's AerCap to buy the aircraft leasing business of General Electric, a European Commissi...
Jun 21, 2021
17% of Americans say they are "very good" at THIS. What is THIS?
June 21, 2021 Q: 17% of Americans say they are "very good" at THIS. What is THIS? A: Swimming
Jun 21, 2021 Albert Straub / CC
Portugal speeds up vaccination as COVID-19 infections rise
LISBON (Reuters) - As the Delta coronavirus variant continues to spread, Portuguese authorities are scrambling to bring a worrying spike in cases under control and said they would accelerate vaccinati...
Jun 21, 2021
Spain welcomes bank efforts on job cuts, proposes new path
By Jess Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Monday welcomed efforts by banks to reduce the number of initially planned layoffs after talks with unions, while calling on lenders to explo...
Jun 21, 2021
Swiss wealth manager Pictet appoints first female partner in 200-year history
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss wealth and asset manager Pictet Group on Monday appointed Elif Aktug as managing partner, the first woman to hold that position in the private bank's 216-year history. Francoi...
Jun 21, 2021
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