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Boohoo co-founder’s re-election opposed by 12% of investors in AGM vote
LONDON (Reuters) -Some 12% of votes cast at Boohoo's annual shareholders' meeting on Friday opposed the re-election to the board of the British online fashion retailers' co-founder and executive direc...
Jun 18, 2021
UK says aim to conclude trade talks with New Zealand in August
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is accelerating its trade talks with New Zealand and aims to seal a "fantastic" agreement in August, its trade ministry said on Friday following talks in London. "Both count...
Jun 18, 2021
Nigeria could launch pilot digital currency by year-end – central bank
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Central Bank is preparing a digital currency pilot that could launch as early as the end of this year, its director of information technology said in a rec...
Jun 18, 2021
Brazil pandemic probe places current, ex-officials “under investigation”
BRASILIA (Reuters) -A pandemic inquiry by the Brazilian Senate has placed Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga, former Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello and ex-Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo "under invest...
Jun 18, 2021
Africa COVID trajectory is ‘very concerning’, WHO official says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The trend of COVID-19 cases in Africa is very concerning, a senior World Health Organization official said on Friday. Absolute numbers do not make Africa look in bad shape, said Mik...
Jun 18, 2021
Russia to leave Open Skies arms control treaty on December 18
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has notified its partners under in the Open Skies arms control treaty that it will leave the group on Dec. 18, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday. The Kremlin said t...
Jun 18, 2021
Soccer-Deschamps praises ‘greatest ever’ Griezmann as he nears appearances landmark
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) - France coach Didier Deschamps praised Antoine Griezmann ahead of his side's European Championship clash with Hungary, a match that will be the forward's 50th consecutive ...
Jun 18, 2021
AstraZeneca must use Britain’s plant if needed to meet EU’s vaccine commitments – EU lawyer
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca must deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union also from a factory in Britain if it is needed to meet its commitments with the EU, a judge ruled on Friday, according to a...
Jun 18, 2021
Delta COVID variant becoming globally dominant, says WHO official
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Friday that the Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant of the diseas...
Jun 18, 2021
U.S. equity funds get first weekly net inflows in three – Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds lured capital inflows in the week to Wednesday, after two weeks of outflows, as optimistic investors bet on recovery hopes, ignoring higher inflation levels. Data from Re...
Jun 18, 2021
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