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Global food import costs to surge 12% to record this year -FAO
PARIS (Reuters) - Global food import costs are expected to rise 12% in 2021 to a record due to surging commodity prices and robust demand during the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations food agency sai...
Jun 10, 2021
Dante’s Divine Comedy to float among the stars
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Italian epic poet Dante is going to heaven - again. Dante, Italy's greatest poet, divided his monumental Divine Comedy into three parts - Hell, Purgatory and Paradi...
Jun 10, 2021
G7 partners aware of Russian “disruptive activities”, Michel says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Group of Seven leaders meeting in Britain on Thursday will focus on Russian efforts to undermine Western unity, European Council President Charles Michel said. Michel said G7 part...
Jun 10, 2021
EU’s von der Leyen urges unfettered investigation into origins of COVID-19
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said it was necessary to know the origins of COVID-19 and investigators need to have full access to sites which could...
Jun 10, 2021
Japan’s Olympic sponsors hire consultants to assess potential brand damage-FT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese corporate 2020 Olympic sponsors have hired consulting firms to advise them on whether to push ahead with Olympic-themed marketing plans or limit their association with an ev...
Jun 10, 2021
China passes law to counter foreign sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China passed a law to counter foreign sanctions on Thursday, according to state television CCTV. The bill underwent a secret first review in April, and was passed by China's top le...
Jun 10, 2021
Deutsche Bank sees 300 million euro hit from recent court ruling
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank expects to take a 300 million euro ($364.71 million) hit from a recent court rulling that favors consumers over banking fees, the lender's finance chief said on Thu...
Jun 10, 2021
Abu Dhabi restricts many public areas to those free of COVID
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi, the second-most populous emirate in the UAE, will restrict access to shopping malls, restaurants, cafes and other public places from June 15 to those who have been vaccina...
Jun 10, 2021
China administered total of 824.86 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of June 9
BEIJING (Reuters) - China administered about 15.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on June 9, bringing the total number administered to 824.86 million, data from the National Health Commision showed...
Jun 10, 2021
Germany plans tighter controls on COVID test centres – draft
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health ministry plans to crack down on fraud at test centres by implementing spot checks and reducing the amount the state reimburses for costs following media reports of ...
Jun 10, 2021
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