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COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver is “no silver bullet” – EU’s Michel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A proposed waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments is "no silver bullet", European Council president Charles Michel said on Thursday, adding he...
Jun 10, 2021
Auto, oil firms weigh on European shares ahead of ECB
(Reuters) - European stocks inched lower on Thursday as energy and automakers' shares slipped, with investors focused on a European Central Bank meeting later in the day. The pan-European STOXX 600 in...
Jun 10, 2021
EU vows to shield itself from Chinese security threats, Michel says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday that the European Union was ready to stand up to aggressive actions by China and Russia, offering support to U.S. Presid...
Jun 10, 2021
Probe concludes Toshiba, with government, sought to pressure shareholders at AGM
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - An independent probe into Toshiba Corp's controversial annual shareholders' meeting last year concluded that the company, together with the government's industry m...
Jun 10, 2021
S.Korea pushes for military law change after soldier’s death over sexual abuse
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean lawmakers are pushing for reform to reduce the military's judicial power after a female soldier who had suffered sexual abuse committed suicide, rekindli...
Jun 10, 2021
Putin to arrive in Geneva on June 16 for Biden summit – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Geneva on June 16, the same day he is set to meet U.S. President Joe Biden there, Russia's TASS news agency quoted his spokesman Dmit...
Jun 10, 2021
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
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