UK employee numbers surge above pre-pandemic level
LONDON (Reuters) -British employers added a record 241,000 staff last month, lifting the total number of employees on company payrolls to just above the level […]
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Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead
(Reuters) – The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits […]
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Iowa governor says she will appeal judge's order to allow mask mandates in schools
(Reuters) – The governor of Iowa has said she will appeal a temporary order by a federal judge that aims to allow schools to enforce […]
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Embattled Evergrande warns of growing default risks as pressures mount
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Cash-strapped property group China Evergrande Group said on Tuesday it has engaged advisers to examine its financial options and warned of default […]
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‘This cycle will only break if a few high-profile issues ‘bomb”
‘It really doesn’t matter that investors getting allotments sell their IPO stock holdings on listing day because a new set of investors are entering.’‘This explains […]
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Asia shares mixed, dollar steady ahead of U.S. inflation
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asia’s share markets were mixed and the dollar held steady on Tuesday, with investors awaiting U.S inflation data for more clues […]
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Indebted developer China Evergrande says property sales continue to drop, warns again it could default
The Chinese property giant said in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange it expects a "significant" continued decline in sales this month. Evergrande […]
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Covid cases more than double in southeast China as delta variant spreads
New local Covid-19 infections more than doubled in China's southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities said on Tuesday, in the country's latest outbreak of the […]
Continue reading »Adapt or else: Downtown businesses cope with new reality
Small businesses shouldn’t have to enforce public health policies like vaccine mandate: Flower shop owner Forever Floral Co-CEO Mehtab Bhogal says he and other business […]
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Idaho lumber company says 'no record' of Biden claim they gave him his 'first job offer'
Biden faces growing outrage after vaccine mandate, Afghanistan withdrawal ‘Outnumbered’ panel discusses President Biden’s performance in office. An Idaho lumber company claimed there is no […]
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Canada's Trudeau sought an election he risks losing with only a week to go
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had hoped to secure a majority in parliament when he called a snap election, but a lackluster […]
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How influential is Elon Musk on the crypto market?
Elon Musk announces suspension of Bitcoin Tesla purchases We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding […]
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Andrew Neil on BBC probe: 'It couldn't be more serious'
London (CNN Business)Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months after the channel launched in the United Kingdom with a […]
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Fox Entertainment Closes Acquisition Of TMZ From WarnerMedia
Fox Corp.’s entertainment division has closed its acquisition of TMZ from WarnerMedia, confirming that founder and managing editor Harvey Levin will continue with the newly […]
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As Senate Democrats return to Washington, divisions remain over a spending bill.
Senate Democrats returned from their summer recess on Monday to confront intraparty divisions over the scope and structure of a $3.5 trillion economic policy bill, […]
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U.S.-bound Afghan evacuation flights will be halted for a week after measles cases
Inbound flights of Afghan refugees to the United States will remain suspended for at least a week, a White House spokeswoman said Monday. The flights, […]
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UK finance chiefs hail Brexit bonfire of hated EU rules – London on ‘terrific’ trajectory
Rishi Sunak delivers financial services speech at Mansion House We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our […]
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Blinken braces for a congressional grilling on Afghanistan.
Congress has its first opportunity on Monday to publicly press President Biden’s secretary of state on the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, which left behind several […]
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Kyra Breslin, Granddaughter Of Jimmy Breslin, Launches True-Crime Podcast About Disappearance Of Student Lauren Spierer
EXCLUSIVE: Kyra Breslin, the granddaughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin, is following in her grandfather’s footsteps, but in audio. She is launching Finding Lauren, […]
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Barry Soper: Covid elimination strategy ditched by most of the world as being unworkable
The decision taken around the Cabinet table on the 10th floor of the Beehive yesterday wasn’t just as simple as unlocking Auckland. For this Government […]
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