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UK house prices soar again, fuelled by dearth of sellers: RICS

LONDON (Reuters) – House price inflation in Britain picked up last month, propelled by a short...

11th November, 2021

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Biden, EU’s von der Leyen discuss Belarus, Ukraine, Northern Ireland

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen met on...

11th November, 2021

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Japan’s wholesale inflation hits 40-year high as fuel costs spike

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s wholesale inflation hit a four-decade high in...

11th November, 2021

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Powell or Brainard? Biden weighs his pick for U.S. Fed chair

By Jeff Mason (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is still weighing whether to keep Jerome Powell...

11th November, 2021

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Disney wants to become the happiest place in the metaverse

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Mickey Mouse is poised to venture into the metaverse. Walt Dis...

11th November, 2021

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China coal’s last hurrah comes too late for old mining towns

By David Stanway PINGDINGSHAN, China (Reuters) – On the edges of an old and depleted mine on t...

11th November, 2021

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Get set, get ready, 2022 is coming – are you ready?

GBAF has talked to some of  the leading industry adtech companies to find out how they are preparing...

10th November, 2021

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De Vere donates over half a million pounds to NHS Charities Together

De Vere, a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels, has don...

10th November, 2021

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Vodafone Group receives offer to transfer stake in Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom -statement

CAIRO (Reuters) – Vodafone Egypt management informed Telecom Egypt on Tuesday that Vodafone Gr...

10th November, 2021

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Chinese property bonds dive as contagion kicks in

By Marc Jones SHANGHAI/BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) – China’s property sector suffered a fre...

10th November, 2021

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AstraZeneca to set up division for vaccines and antibody therapies

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -AstraZeneca is creating a separate division for vaccines and antibody...

10th November, 2021

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China conducts combat readiness patrol as U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s military said on Tuesday it had conducted a combat re...

10th November, 2021