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Malaysia sees record 11,618 new coronavirus cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 11,618 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a second straight day of record case numbers. Total cases hit 867,567, the health ministry said on Twitter. (Repor...
Jul 14, 2021
Lufthansa targets 60-70% of pre-pandemic passenger numbers by year-end
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Passenger numbers at Lufthansa are currently around 40% of pre-pandemic levels and it is aiming to reach 60-70% by the end of the year, a manager at the German airline said. "We ...
Jul 14, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup activists protest as U.S. seeks regional action
(Reuters) - About 100 opponents of military rule in Myanmar marched through the centre of its biggest city of Yangon on Wednesday, as the United States called on Southeast Asian nations to take action...
Jul 14, 2021
Travel stocks drag Europe lower, inflation woes mount
(Reuters) - European stocks slipped from peaks on Wednesday, as the global mood soured on increasing concerns about inflation, while travel stocks dropped on worries about the Delta variant's spread i...
Jul 14, 2021
Investec launches business account to attract mid-sized South African firms
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Investec said on Wednesday it was launching its first day-to-day business banking account, in a push to attract customers among South Africa's more than 100,000 mid-sized firm...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo Games will be historic given challenges overcome, says Bach
TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday the Tokyo Games, starting on July 23, will be historic for the way the Japanese people have overcome challenge...
Jul 14, 2021
eBay to sell stake in Norway’s Adevinta to private equity firm Permira
OSLO (Reuters) -U.S. e-commerce firm eBay Inc said on Wednesday it would sell part of its stake in Norwegian classifieds group Adevinta to private equity group Permira for $2.25 billion in cash. The d...
Jul 14, 2021
Buyers can skip the lines with souvenir vending machines
By Angie Teo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese vending machines dispense everything from pizza to cigarettes and edible insects. Now there are even ones where you can buy Olympics souvenirs. At the official ...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Women’s interest in Games on the rise – research report
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Interest in the Olympic Games among women is rising, with nearly as many women as men now keen on the sports extravaganza due to begin in the Japanese capital at the end of next ...
Jul 14, 2021
China administered total of 1.402 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 13
BEIJING (Reuters) - China administered about 10.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine on July 13, taking the total to 1.402 billion doses, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday. (...
Jul 14, 2021
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