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Ant Group is connected to former Hangzhou party secretary’s corruption case – FT
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ant Group is connected to a corruption scandal involving the former party secretary of Chinese technology hub Hangzhou, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing public recor...
Jan 21, 2022
‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer Meat Loaf dies aged 74
LONDON (Reuters) - Meat Loaf, the singer best known for the "Bat Out of Hell" album, has died at the age of 74, a statement on his official Facebook page said on Friday. The American singer and actor,...
Jan 21, 2022
Singapore approves COVID-19 vaccine boosters for age 12-17s
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will extend its COVID-19 booster vaccination programme to adolescents aged 12 to 17 years from next month, its health ministry said on Friday. Singapore is among the fi...
Jan 21, 2022
Israel’s attorney general orders probe into police spyware allegations
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's attorney general has ordered an investigation into police surveillance tactics amid reports that law enforcement improperly used a disputed hacking tool. A report by the...
Jan 21, 2022
German health minister sees possible tripling of coronavirus infections by mid-Feb
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reported a record 140,160 new coronavirus cases on Friday as the country's health minister warned the country could see at least 400,000 per day by mid-February. That figure...
Jan 21, 2022
Investors jump into stocks as Fed “hysterically behind the curve” – BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors pumped money into stocks and siphoned funds out of bonds and cash as global markets braced for higher interest rates, BofA's weekly flow show report showed on Friday. In t...
Jan 21, 2022
One police officer injured during latest unrest on French island of Guadeloupe
(Adds detail) PARIS (Reuters) - The prefect of Guadeloupe, the representative of the French central state in the overseas territory, on Friday said one police officer had been injured after more civil...
Jan 21, 2022
Marketmind: The bears are taking control
A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. The S&P 500 looks set to end the week down almost 4% in its biggest weekly drop since late 2020. Trade in futures suggest no reprieve from the pain stock...
Jan 21, 2022
China can achieve economic growth of around 5.5% in 2022- cabinet adviser
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will be able to achieve economic growth of around 5.5% in 2022, Zhu Guangyao, an adviser to China's cabinet, said on Friday. China's potential economic growth rate is estimat...
Jan 21, 2022
Soitec says succession plan has ‘full support’ of main shareholders
(Reuters) - Soitec's plan to appoint a new CEO has the "full support" of its main shareholders, the French semiconductor company said on Friday, after the company's executive committee questioned the ...
Jan 21, 2022
