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For Philippine media under fire, Nobel a ‘shot in the arm’
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - When Philippine journalist Maria Ressa shared the Nobel Peace Prize last week for representing press freedom, other media outlets under fire took heart. One journalist...
Oct 12, 2021
EU antitrust regulators resume Illumina, Grail probe, decision due by Feb. 4
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have resumed their scrutiny of U.S. life sciences company Illumina's bid for Grail Inc after a two-month temporary halt and will decide by Feb. 4 whether t...
Oct 12, 2021
Bali surf school owner eagerly awaiting imminent return of foreign tourists
By Sultan Anshori BALI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Surf school owner Halfia Londa is pinning all her hopes on Indonesia's plan to reopen the island of Bali to some foreign tourists from mid-October. Halfia...
Oct 12, 2021
UK nature needs almost 100 billion stg investment over next decade – report
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of billions of pounds-worth of private investment will be needed for the United Kingdom to achieve the nature-related targets it has set as part of its climate ...
Oct 12, 2021
Macron unveils 30 billion euro “France 2030” investment plan
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled on Tuesday a five-year, 30 billion euro ($35 billion) investment plan aimed at fostering industrial champions in areas ranging from green en...
Oct 12, 2021
Iraqi pro-Iranian politician Amiri rejects election results as fabricated – TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Hadi al-Amiri, one of the most powerful pro-Iranian figures in Iraq, has rejected the results of Iraq's elections as "fabricated", according to the Baghdad-based pro-Iranian TV chann...
Oct 12, 2021
World Court to rule on Kenya-Somalia sea border row
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday hands down its judgment in a case filed by Somalia against Kenya over contested parts of the Indian Ocean believed to be rich ...
Oct 12, 2021
Amazon launches Prime service in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - Amazon on Tuesday launched its Amazon Prime service offering free delivery and video streaming in Poland, sending shares in rival Polish e-commerce platform Allegro lower. Amazon's ...
Oct 12, 2021
Motor racing-Extreme E plans ‘Jurassic’ season-ender on English coast
LONDON (Reuters) - The final round of the inaugural Extreme E season will be held at a British army base on southern England's Jurassic Coast in December, organisers of the electric off-road SUV serie...
Oct 12, 2021
Money markets ramp up global rate hike bets, add pressure on central banks
By Saikat Chatterjee and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - As inflationary pressures mount worldwide, money markets are charging ahead with pricing aggressive interest rate rises, in most cases bett...
Oct 12, 2021
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