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Czech online grocery delivery startup Rohlik raises 100 million euros
(Corrects figures in headline and first paragraph to euros from dollars) BERLIN (Reuters) - Czech online grocery delivery startup Rohlik said on Thursday it had raised 100 million euros ($118 million)...
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‘Sad, lonely feeling’: Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for Olympic construction
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - When Kohei Jinno was evicted from his family home to clear the way for the construction of the National Stadium for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he was sad but proud to co...
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Catering group Sodexo lifts forecasts on return to schools
(Reuters) - French catering and food services group Sodexo on Thursday raised its second-half revenue and profit margin forecasts, betting on the full reopening of schools in the Americas. The Paris-b...
Syndicated Content Jul 01, 2021
India’s factory activity shrinks for first time in 11 months amid COVID-19 crisis
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's factory activity contracted for the first time in almost a year in June as restrictions to contain the deadly second wave of the coronavirus triggered declines in demand ...
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Japan’s sales tax revenue exceeds Y20 trillion for 1st time – document
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan saw sales tax revenue exceeded 20 trillion yen ($180 billion) in the fiscal year that ended in March for the first time since the levy was introduced more t...
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Insurance tech startup bolttech raises $180 million, valued at over $1 billion
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Insurance tech startup bolttech on Thursday said it raised $180 million in a funding round, led by private investment firm Activant Capital Group, that valued it at more...
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U.S. natgas companies put hydrogen to the test
By Stephanie Kelly and Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least two dozen U.S. energy firms, including Dominion Energy Inc and Sempra Energy, have started producing hydrogen or testing its viabili...
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PepsiCo vows to cut soda sugar levels by 25% in EU by 2025
(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc said on Thursday it plans to reduce sugar content in sodas and iced teas by a fourth in the European Union and launch more nutritious snacks by 2025, to attract more health-con...
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Asia M&A bonanza fuelled by Southeast Asia, private equity deals
By Kane Wu and Anshuman Daga HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian merger and acquisition activity surged to its second-highest level ever for a first half as Southeast Asian and private-equity deals ...
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Olympics-Samoa withdraws weightlifters but other athletes to attend
By Ian Ransom and Jonathan Barrett TOKYO (Reuters) - Samoa is withdrawing its weightlifting team from the Tokyo Games because of COVID-19 curbs, the chief of the Pacific nation's Olympic committee sai...
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