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Germany, France, Dutch want more say over tech giants’ start-up deals
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Draft rules targeted at Alphabet unit Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple should be beefed up to allow regulators to vet their acquisitions of start-up rivals, Germ...
May 27, 2021
Klarna looking to raise new funds at over $40 billion valuation – report
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish payments firm Klarna is close to finalizing a new funding round led by SoftBank that could lift the company's valuation to above $40 billion, Business Insider reported ci...
May 27, 2021
Mediaset investors agree to scrap loyalty share scheme
MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset shareholders on Thursday agreed to ditch a loyalty share scheme at the Italian broadcaster as part of a wider agreement struck earlier in May to end a years-long dispute wit...
May 27, 2021
Email bomb threat sent after blogger’s plane was diverted over Belarus – Swiss email provider
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Privacy-focused email provider Proton Technologies AG said on Thursday that a bomb threat cited by Belarusian authorities as the reason for diverting a Ryanair...
May 27, 2021
Boeing will pay $17 million settlement over MAX, NG planes – FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co will pay $17 million in penalties under a Federal Aviation Administration settlement after the planemaker installed equipment on 759 737 MAX and NG aircraft containing...
May 27, 2021
Hungarian villager gives swallows a haven in tough times
By Krisztina Fenyo TAMASI, Hungary (Reuters) - A Hungarian man has created over 400 nests for swallows on his house in a decade-long effort to attract the migrating birds, whose numbers are dwindling ...
May 27, 2021
Dollar Tree beats sales estimates
(Reuters) - Dollar Tree Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly sales on Thursday, as the discount store operator benefited from higher demand for low-priced goods from cost-conscious shoppers. The...
May 27, 2021
Russia says it expelled British warship from waters near annexed Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian security official said on Thursday that Moscow had used its navy and air force to expel a British warship, HMS Dragon, from what he described as Russian territorial...
May 27, 2021
Russian Supreme Court rejects Gilead lawsuit over COVID-19 drug
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit from U.S. company Gilead Sciences challenging the Russian government's decision last year to let a Russian pharmaceutical firm ...
May 27, 2021
UK restates concerns to China over Hong Kong and Xinjiang
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister Dominic Raab used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday to restate Britain's concerns over the situations in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. ...
May 27, 2021
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