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Business

Passendo signs new strategic partnerships as it continues growth trajectory, entering the Italian and German markets

The news follows investment of €2.3m in late 2021 and a raft of new hires in H1, with more to follow...

28th June, 2022

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Sterling holds ground despite Brexit risks and economic woes

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound ticked higher against the dollar on Tuesday and...

28th June, 2022

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Investing

FTSE 100 hits over two-week high as China eases COVID curbs

By Boleslaw Lasocki (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 index hit its highest level in more than two weeks on T...

28th June, 2022

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Australia commits to Pacific islands defence training as China plans rival meet

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will set up a defence school to train Pacific island...

28th June, 2022

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ECB to drain cash in offset to new yield-capping scheme -sources

By Francesco Canepa SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will likely drain cash fr...

28th June, 2022

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G7 commits $5 billion to tackling global food insecurity – U.S. official

By Thomas Escritt and Sarah Marsh GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) -The Group of Seven rich...

28th June, 2022

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Africa’s dream of feeding China hits hard reality

By Duncan Miriri and Joe Bavier THIKA, Kenya (Reuters) – Watching workers poke avocados from the tre...

28th June, 2022

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Buffett’s Berkshire buys more Occidental shares, raises stake to about 16.4%

(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Monday it has purchased another 794,389...

28th June, 2022

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Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain

By Kantaro Komiya and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fo...

28th June, 2022

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Factbox-What’s changed – or stayed the same – since Hong Kong returned to China

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 after 156 years of British...

28th June, 2022

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Britons seek cheaper grocery options as inflation bites – NielsenIQ

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britons are shifting to cheaper food alternatives in their superma...

28th June, 2022

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Boost for luxury London property prices as Russians locked in

By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – The war in Ukraine is making it hard for even...

28th June, 2022