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French manufacturing grows at fastest rate in 20 years in May – PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - French manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest rate in more than two decades in May as firms struggled to work off backlogs built up during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey ...
Jun 01, 2021
Domino’s to hire 5,000 staff in UK as demand ramps up
(Reuters) -Domino's Pizza Group said on Tuesday it would hire 5,000 pizza chefs and delivery drivers to bolster its 1,100 UK stores as customer demand heats up. The move comes as British pubs and rest...
Jun 01, 2021
EQT in 1.8 billion euro bid for Telefonica submarine cables, website reports
MADRID (Reuters) - The Swedish fund EQT has offered 1.8 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to buy Telefonica's submarine cable business, Spanish website El Confidencial reported on Tuesday, citing unidentif...
Jun 01, 2021
JD Sports says not looking for new CEO after succession planning report
(Reuters) - Britain's JD Sports said on Tuesday it was not searching for a new chief executive officer or chairman, two days after a media report claimed the sportswear retailer was stepping up succes...
Jun 01, 2021
Cathay Pacific to recruit more local pilots despite plunge in travel demand
(Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Tuesday it had resumed pilot recruitment for those with local residency rights as part of medium-to-long term planning despite having much of...
Jun 01, 2021
Assassination attempt made on Ugandan minister – army spokeswoman
(Reuters) - At least two people died in an assasination attempt on General Katumba Wamala, Uganda's former army commander who is the current minister of works and transport, according to an army spoke...
Jun 01, 2021
Russia to conduct strategic military drills in Arctic this autumn – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will conduct strategic military drills in the Arctic this autumn, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's northern fleet as saying on Tuesday. Russia has built up in recent y...
Jun 01, 2021
Freight startup Sennder raises another $80 million, decides against SPAC deal
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Digital freight startup Sennder on Tuesday said it had raised a further $80 million from investors to expand its business, having decided against going public via...
Jun 01, 2021
Foxconn, founder Gou apply to buy BioNTech vaccines for Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn and its billionaire founder Terry Gou sought permission from Taiwan's government on Tuesday to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Germany's BioNTech SE as the island grapples with a...
Jun 01, 2021
U.S. deputy secretary of state visits Cambodia amid worsening rights record
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday for the second leg of a regional tour, making her the most senior U.S. official to visit China's clos...
Jun 01, 2021
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