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French minister Beaune “worried” by Britain’s behaviour on Brexit agreement
PARIS (Reuters) - Britain should respect its post-Brexit commitments, especially on Northern Ireland and fishing, and the EU is entitled to take action if that should not be the case, said French Euro...
Jun 10, 2021
Tokyo vaccination centre to offer shots to younger people as Olympics loom-media
TOKYO (Reuters) - A mass vaccination centre in Tokyo will begin booking COVID-19 shots for people under 65 years old from Saturday, the Sankei Newspaper reported on Thursday, as Japan ramps up efforts...
Jun 10, 2021
Altice takes 12% stake in BT, no takeover offer plans
(Reuters) -Patrick Drahi's Altice Group said on Thursday that it had taken a 12.1% stake in Britain's BT Group becoming its largest shareholder. "Altice holds the Board and Management team of BT in hi...
Jun 10, 2021
Greek workers strike against labour reform bill
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek workers began a day-long strike on Thursday to protest against government plans to overhaul labour laws which unions fear will undermine employees' rights and let companies br...
Jun 10, 2021
Pfizer to provide U.S. with 500 million COVID-19 vaccines to donate to world
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pfizer and German partner BioNTech said on Thursday they have agreed to supply the U.S. government with 500 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to donate to poorer countries ove...
Jun 10, 2021
CMC doubles annual profit as trading volumes soar
(Reuters) - London-listed online trading platform CMC Markets said on Thursday annual profits more than doubled as volatility in financial markets last year drove strong trading volumes. CMC, which fa...
Jun 10, 2021
UK police evacuate hotel near G7 summit after hoax suspicious package
LONDON (Reuters) - Police at the G7 summit in south west England evacuated a hotel in Falmouth after reports of a suspicious package early on Thursday morning, which they later called a "hoax incident...
Jun 10, 2021
Singers welcome G7 leaders to Cornwall with shanties by the sea
By Helena Williams FALMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Strolling down the Prince of Wales pier in Falmouth in southwest England, local sea shanty group Bryher's Boys belt out a rendition of the traditional ...
Jun 10, 2021
Tech group Ledger completes new fundraising, valuing it at over $1.5 billion
PARIS (Reuters) -French technology and digital company Ledger said on Thursday it completed a new $380 million fundraising round that gave it a valuation of more than $1.5 billion. Ledger, headquarter...
Jun 10, 2021
Biden to announce donation of 500 million Pfizer doses, urge others to join in
By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal ST IVES, England (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce plans on Thursday to buy and donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to more t...
Jun 10, 2021
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