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Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the ..

Queen Elizabeth meets Sturgeon after new push for independence vote

Queen Elizabeth meets Sturgeon after new push for independence vote

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth held a meeting with Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday, a day after the Scottish l..

New documentary ‘The Princess’ immerses audiences in Diana’s story

New documentary ‘The Princess’ immerses audiences in Diana’s story

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated director Ed Perkins trawled through hundreds of hours of footage of Princess..

COVID can’t break South Africa’s love affair with shopping malls

COVID can’t break South Africa’s love affair with shopping malls

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – With two days to go until opening to the public, workers rush to put the finishing to..

U.S. abortion ruling ignites legal battles over state bans

U.S. abortion ruling ignites legal battles over state bans

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Battles over abortion shifted to state courts on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ..

Ento Capital wins prestigious award in the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards®

Ento Capital wins prestigious award in the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards®

Ento Capital Management Ltd (Ento Capital) a trusted adviser in asset management, investment banking and private equity has won the 2..

Application owners must be ready for the first summer of digital-dependent vacations as the Great Getaway begins

Application owners must be ready for the first summer of digital-dependent vacations as the Great Getaway begins

  By: James Harvey, the Executive CTO of EMEAR at AppDynamics. All over the world, people are gearing up for a much ..

Qualtrics and ServiceNow Strengthen Employee and Customer Service Experiences with Powerful New Solution

Qualtrics and ServiceNow Strengthen Employee and Customer Service Experiences with Powerful New Solution

New research shows the need for more seamless tech; 81% of IT professionals waste more than 10% of their workdays on process and tech ..

Women in Engineering Day 2022: Tech leaders come together to reimagine the role of women in engineering

Women in Engineering Day 2022: Tech leaders come together to reimagine the role of women in engineering

  By:  Secondmind, Sopra Steria, Amelia, Grayce, Automata and Rackspace . The age-old problem of encouraging diversity across the..

Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode

Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode

By Padraic Halpin, Conor Humphries and Richa Naidu DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Global retailers and consumer goods makers remain i..

UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1% last month, the highest..

Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits

Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits

MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish government is readying a new tax on electricity utilities’ profits, which have been boosted by ene..

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Compressing Britain’s two company listing segments to attract more tech firms could put an..

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Negotiations at the World Trade Organization aimed at clinching deals on food security, fishing and va..

Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation

Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation

LONDON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has just delivered its biggest interest rate rise in over a quarter of a century and even..

MED-EL chooses Emporix’s digital commerce platform

MED-EL chooses Emporix’s digital commerce platform

  Medical device specialist to develop its omnichannel e-commerce June 2022: Medical device manufacturer, MED-EL, which specialis..

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

By Maya Gebeily and Aziz Taher HOULA, Lebanon (Reuters) – In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to..

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain published plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trad..

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out its first national food strategy on Monday, focused on increasing domestic output of some produce to..

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

PARIS (Reuters) -French sugar and ethanol maker Cristal Union promised farmers high prices for their 2023 sugar beet harvest in a bid ..

Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 report shows healthcare leaders are rebooting priorities as they emerge from the pandemic

Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 report shows healthcare leaders are rebooting priorities as they emerge from the pandemic

Nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries reveal how they are harnessing the power of data and digital technology to address..

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Leading credit insurer formerly known as Euler Hermes wins award for sixth consecutive year Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade c..

VikingCloud Announces New Chief Financial Officer

VikingCloud Announces New Chief Financial Officer

June 1, 2022 – VikingCloud, a leading provider of cyber security and compliance solutions, has announced the appointment of Trac..

Arteria AI announces strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital

Arteria AI announces strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital

NEW YORK / LONDON / TORONTO – 1 June 2022: Arteria AI, an award-winning global leader in enterprise digital documentation, today annou..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs..

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai residents’ relief over the easing of a two-month COVID-19 lockdo..

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Palm oil producers profiting from a global price boom should use t..

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingha..

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

• Mobile money helps Africa’s poor access financial services • Continent accounts for 70% of transactions by value • Taxes seen ..

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

• Floods leave more than 6,000 people homeless • Many victims traumatised, unable to look for work • Counselling vital to recovery eff..

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

• Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods • Homes outside federal floods zones deluged • Local officials create their own f..

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

By Jeff Mason and Lucy Craymer WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met U.S. President J..

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed and worrie..

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 c..

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables toget..

Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Monday on the outskirts of Sievier..