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Extreme poverty jumps in Italy on back of COVID woes
ROME (Reuters) - The number of Italians living in absolute poverty rose sharply in 2020 to its highest level for at least 15 years as the coronavirus crisis brought economic pain to much of the countr...
Jun 16, 2021
Crew members on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas test positive
(Reuters) -Eight crew members aboard Royal Caribbean Group's Odyssey of the Seas cruise liner tested positive for COVID-19, Michael Bayley, chief executive of the company's international unit, wrote i...
Jun 16, 2021
Irish central bank sees potential for significant house price rises
DUBLIN (Reuters) - A widening mismatch between Irish housing demand and supply may fuel significant house price growth in the near- to medium-term, the country's central bank warned on Wednesday, as d...
Jun 16, 2021
Hopin targets hybrid, in-person events with Boomset buy
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hopin, a British-based provider of events, said on Wednesday it has bought an in-person event company Boomset to help clients plan, produce and share events...
Jun 16, 2021
Vodafone, Amazon partner to launch ‘edge computing’ in UK
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Vodafone said on Wednesday it has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch "edge computing" services for its business customers in the UK. "Edge computing" uses augment...
Jun 16, 2021
Fed jitters keep S&P, Nasdaq futures below record highs
By Shashank Nayar (Reuters) - S&P and Nasdaq futures hovered just below record highs on Wednesday with investors on edge before potential comments from the Federal Reserve on when it would taper its m...
Jun 16, 2021
Six workers injured after fire at Indonesia’s Weda Bay nickel smelter
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an Indonesian nickel smelting facility on Halmahera island, injuring six workers, who were evacuated and receiving intensive care, operator PT Indonesia Weda Ba...
Jun 16, 2021
China regulator approves first wholly foreign-owned money market broker
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator's Beijing office approved to launch the country's first wholly foreign-owned money market broker. The company, Ueda Yagi Money Broking (Chin...
Jun 16, 2021
France ends night-time curfew as COVID situation improves quicker-than-expected
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday that a national night-time curfew that had been installed in France at end 2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus would now ...
Jun 16, 2021
Tokyo Stock Exchange operator asks Toshiba to disclose issues on shareholder pressure
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange has asked Toshiba Corp to properly disclose issues around its alleged pressure on shareholders, a spokesperson for Japan Exchange Group (JPX)...
Jun 16, 2021
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