JERUSALEM – A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people in the same …
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– Inflation is front and centre: Markets will look to the U.S. Federal Reserve for hints on when and how much it may tighten policy to combat inflation at 40-year …
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BERLIN – Strong factory output growth helped by easing supply bottlenecks pushed activity in Germany’s manufacturing sector to a five-month high in January, a survey showed on Monday. IHS Markit’s …
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(Refiles to correct spelling of ‘minister’ in paragraph 1) By Kirsty Needham and Eduardo Baptista SYDNEY -A little-known Chinese technology company that took over a WeChat social media account set …
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PARIS -The European Central Bank will do whatever is necessary to bring inflation down to around 2%, ECB member and Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on …
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By Jamie Freed -Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Monday that it expected to resume burning cash because of stricter crew quarantine measures after flagging a surprise profit …
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By David Shepardson and Paul Sandle WASHINGTON/LONDON -The U.S. State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats’ family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options for …
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By Norihiko Shirouzu – Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp plan to triple their investment to jointly develop electric vehicles (EVs), two people with knowledge of the …
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AMSTERDAM -Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday it expects sales to recover strongly in the second half of the year, while a steep decline due to global shortage …
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SINGAPORE – Singapore is reviewing its official inflation forecasts, authorities said on Monday, after data showed its key price gauge climbed in December by the fastest pace in nearly eight …
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SYDNEY -Australia recorded another surge of COVID-19 deaths on Monday as an outbreak of the highly contagious Omicron variant peaked, and authorities warned numbers could rise further when schools return …
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-Firefighters gained greater control on Sunday of a wildfire that closed northern California’s scenic coastal highway and threatened a famous bridge, although about 500 people stayed under evacuation orders, officials …
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– The Tom Brady ‘will he, won’t he?’ retirement debate shifted into high gear on Sunday as NFL fans wondered if the future Hall of Fame quarterback had played his …
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-Goldman Sachs Group Inc has appointed Luke Sarsfield to co-head its $1.7 trillion asset-management business, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. Goldman Chief Executive Officer David Solomon will likely announce Sarsfield’s …
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TORONTO – A convoy of truckers started their march from Vancouver on Sunday to the Canadian capital city of Ottawa protesting the government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers, which the …
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss – Trian Partners, Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund, has built a stake in Unilever Plc, ratcheting up the pressure on the consumer goods maker, a person familiar …
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss -U.S. department store Kohl’s Corp may soon receive a second takeover offer as private equity firm Sycamore Partners prepares to make a bid only days after a …
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By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG – Late last year, Tania Sibree quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in Hong Kong and returned to Australia …
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-Activist investor Blackwells Capital LLC wants exercise equipment maker Peloton Interactive Inc. to fire its chief executive and consider selling itself to a fitness or technology company, two sources familiar …
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By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rebuffed calls to immediately impose economic sanctions on Russia, saying that doing so would undercut the West’s …
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TOKYO – Japan’s factory activity grew at the fastest pace in four years in January as output growth picked up, though pressure from a persistent chip shortage, rising input prices …
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By Jonathan Stempel and Helen Coster NEW YORK – Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has spent 4-1/2 years battling the New York Times …
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By Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU – Sustained gunfire rang out from military camps in Burkina Faso on Sunday as mutinying soldiers demanded more support for their fight against …
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By Johnny Cotton BRUSSELS – Tens of thousands of people protested in Brussels on Sunday against COVID-19 restrictions, some clashing with police who fired water cannon and tear gas to …
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MOSCOW -Armenian President Armen Sarkissian tendered his resignation on Sunday, saying he believes the country’s constitution does not give him sufficient powers to influence events. Sarkissian, president since 2018, was …