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Australian regulator may authorise media group talks with Google, Facebook
(Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog said on Thursday it issued draft proposals to authorise regional newspaper industry group, Country Press Australia, to negotiate with Google and Facebook f...
Jun 30, 2021
Tropical depression Five forms over Atlantic, NHC says
(Reuters) - Tropical depression Five has formed over the Atlantic Ocean, and is expected to become a tropical storm by early Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. "The ...
Jun 30, 2021
Malaysia says palm oil industry faces $2.4 billion annual loss due to labour crunch
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia, the world second-largest palm oil producer, is facing a labour shortfall of around 32,000 people due to corononavirus restrictions, the country's commodities ministe...
Jun 30, 2021
Australian job vacancies surge to record, firms struggle to find workers
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Job vacancies in Australia hit record highs in the May quarter to be 57% above pre-pandemic levels, while businesses in all sectors reported difficulties in finding workers in a rap...
Jun 30, 2021
India’s Zydus Cadila applies for emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Zydus Cadila said on Thursday it has applied to the country's drug regulator for emergency use approval of its COVID-19 vaccine and that it plans to manufacture ...
Jun 30, 2021
Tokyo mom creates COVID-19 vaccination database amid information vacuum
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Balancing a new software programming job and caring for a toddler in Tokyo, LaShawn Toyoda saw increasing confusion in her social media feeds among non-Japanese speake...
Jun 30, 2021
Muted start to second half for Asia stocks as U.S. payrolls loom
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets made a subdued start to the second half of 2021 on Thursday, weighed by worries about new coronavirus infections and fresh lockdowns, while b...
Jun 30, 2021
SoftBank to raise $7.35 billion in offshore bond sale
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Thursday it plans to raise $7.35 billion this month by selling U.S. dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, the Japanese conglomerate's first such foreign bon...
Jun 30, 2021
Twitter’s website not working for some users – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Twitter was down late on Wednesday for multiple users, with most of them reporting issues with the social media platform's website, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector. Mor...
Jun 30, 2021
Olympics-Samoa govt pulls team from Tokyo Games – Radio New Zealand
TOKYO (Reuters) -Samoa has pulled its Olympics team from the Summer Games in Tokyo due to worries over the rising COVID-19 infections in host nation Japan, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported on Thursday...
Jun 30, 2021
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