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Disneyland Paris reopens, but Mickey Mouse won’t give hugs
By Noemie Olive and Lea Guedj CHESSY, France (Reuters) - The Disneyland Paris theme park opened to visitors on Thursday after being shuttered for nearly eight months during the pandemic, but safety me...
Jun 17, 2021
Kroger lifts annual forecasts as online grocery investments click
(Reuters) - Kroger Co on Thursday raised its forecast for annual profit and topped quarterly sales estimates, as investments to improve its pickup and delivery services helped the U.S. grocer counter ...
Jun 17, 2021
Scotch but no bourbon: UK-U.S. trade truce gives dram of hope to drinks industry
LONDON (Reuters) - The drinks industry welcomed a trade truce between Britain and United States on Thursday that saw tariffs removed on Scotch whisky and most other spirits, although they called for f...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week for the first time in more than a month, but layoffs are easing amid a reopening ec...
Jun 17, 2021
Siemens to raise growth and profitability targets – report
BERLIN (Reuters) - German engineering group Siemens will at least partly raise its growth and profitability targets as it seeks to mitigate pressure from investors, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on ...
Jun 17, 2021
China’s Didi adds banks to work on mega U.S. IPO, sources say
(Corrects spelling of company name in paragraph 1) By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's biggest ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has appointed five more investment banks to work as book run...
Jun 17, 2021
Saudi air defences intercept drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis – Al Arabiya TV
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted a drone launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Thursday toward Khamis Mushait, home to the main Saudi air base in the border region, ...
Jun 17, 2021
Toshiba’s top shareholder calls board ‘ineffective’ – statement
By Makiko Yamazaki and Chavi Mehta TOKYO (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp's biggest shareholder Effissimo Capital Management described the conglomerate's board as "ineffective" in a statement on Thursday, and ...
Jun 17, 2021
Texas and California call for power restraint during heatwave
(Reuters) - Texas and California urged consumers to conserve energy this week to reduce stress on the grid and avoid outages as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a scorching hea...
Jun 17, 2021
Technology helps disabled student play the harp with her eyes
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS, (Reuters) - Alexandra Kerlidou sits in her wheelchair on stage in Athens. With only the shift of her eyes across a computer screen, the 21-year-old fills the air with h...
Jun 17, 2021
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