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Reinsurers look at dumping coal from bulk-buy policies in green gambit
By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to meet global climate change commitment...
Jun 17, 2021
Internet outages hit Virgin Australia, Australian lenders
(Reuters) - Australian airline Virgin Australia and the country's main lenders grappled with internet outages on Thursday, they said on social media. Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ were among the ...
Jun 17, 2021
Australian central bank cancels bond operation as banks report outages
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is cancelling Thursday's operation to buy long-dated government bonds because of technical difficulties, it said, as reports circulated of intern...
Jun 17, 2021
Explainer-How will EU ban on 10 banks from bond sales impact markets and banks?
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - Ten banks have been excluded over past breaches of antitrust rules from European Union syndicated debt sales backing Brussels' up to 800 billion euro ($969 billion)...
Jun 17, 2021
Myanmar’s renewed war scatters tens of thousands to forests
(Reuters) - Some camps dotted in the forest have a few dozen people, some more than a thousand. The displaced sleep packed together under plastic sheeting for protection from Myanmar's monsoon rains. ...
Jun 17, 2021
UAE launches Sinopharm vaccine trial for children under 18
DUBAI (Reuters) - Some members of Abu Dhabi's ruling family are participating in a trial administering China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17, the emirate's media office said. The tr...
Jun 17, 2021
EU considering SURE-type unemployment instrument for post-crisis phase – paper
MILAN (Reuters) - The European Union sees no immediate need to prolong its SURE unemployment scheme beyond the COVID-19 crisis but is looking into similar instruments to help the jobs market in the po...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. ends Cambodia aid programme over deforestation, targeting of activists
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The United States is ending a Cambodian aid programme aimed at protecting one of the country's biggest wildlife sanctuaries, citing worsening deforestation and the silencing of ...
Jun 17, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: China disease expert says COVID-19 origins probe should shift to U.S., Global Times says A senior Chinese epidemiologist said ...
Jun 17, 2021
Taiwan May export orders seen up for 15th straight month: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely rose in May for the 15th month in a row, a Reuters poll showed, buoyed by strong sustained demand for technology products during lockdowns as millions ...
Jun 17, 2021
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