J&J says booster dose increased antibodies in early-stage studies
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine sharply increased leve..
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S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward..
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Sydney hospitals under strain as coronavirus cases hit record
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sydney’s COVID-19 cases rose to a new daily record on Wednesday, putting parts of the health system und..
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McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues
LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..
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Luxury to essential: Latam boosts internet access in pandemic
By Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -Huddled over a red tablet on loan from the..
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Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on ..
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Bitcoin price rises past $50,000 as rebound continues
LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s price surged past $50,000 on Monday for the first time since May, continuing its rebound from..
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Fed chief Powell’s record ‘mixed,’ think tank says
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – A think tank highly critical of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s record on banking regulati..
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UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..
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Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest
(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..
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WELLBEING TIPS TO MANAGE STRESS WHILST WORKING FROM HOME
By Kate Morris-Bates, MSc, PGDip, BA (Joint Hons), PGCert, PCC, MBAcC – Wellness Consultant, Coach & Integrative Medicine Sp..
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Dealing with Work-from-home Related Stress
By: Simon Roderick, Managing Director of Fram Search, a specialist financial services recruitment firm (www.framexec.com). Many have ..
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Business owners risk non-compliance penalties in digital tax overhaul
More than a third of entrepreneurs use outdated financial record keeping procedures From April 2022, all VAT registered companies will..
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‘Paw Patrol’ unleashed: Behind ViacomCBS’s plan to take on Disney
By Helen Coster (Reuters) -When “Paw Patrol: The Movie” hits theaters and the Paramount+ streaming service on Friday, it will kick off..
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Wall Street bounces, oil slides as markets mull murky economic picture
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stocks recovered ground on Friday amid concerns about global economic growth amid rising coron..
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Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes
(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..
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Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said it will probably launch the prototype of a humanoid robot cal..
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COVID-fuelled semiconductor crunch chips away at carmakers
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – In grim warnings this week, major carmakers including Toyota and Volkswagen offered fresh evide..
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Stung by climate change: drought-weakened bee colonies shrink U.S. honey crop, threaten almonds
By Karl Plume GACKLE, North Dakota (Reuters) – There was barely a buzz in the air as John Miller pried the lid off of a crate, o..
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Musk’s ‘AI Day’ confronts tough questions about Tesla’s technology
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April 2019, Chief Executive Elon M..
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Managing wellbeing in a remote working environment
Remote working is here to stay, whether it be on a full-time or hybrid basis. But while some feel it has enabled them to achieve a bet..
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Australian jobless rate drops, but lockdowns muddy the data
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s unemployment rate dived unexpectedly in July to a 12-year low, but the drop w..
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Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter
By Sohini Podder, John McCrank and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc expects retail investors to become less active..
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Third Pfizer dose 86% effective in over 60s, Israeli HMO says
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 86% effective in people aged over ..
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U.S. to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in September
By Carl O’Donnell and Ahmed Aboulenein (Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Wednesday it plans to make COVID-19 vaccine booste..
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Ryanair hits back at Italian authority over seat surcharges
MILAN (Reuters) – Budget airline Ryanair has hit back at Italy’s civil aviation authority ENAC in a dispute over extra fee..
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Australia says it has evacuated 26 people from Afghanistan in first flight
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia flew 26 people out of Afghanistan in its first rescue flight, Prime Minister Sco..
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British Home Secretary calls on other nations to help take in Afghan refugees
(Reuters) – British Home Secretary Priti Patel has called on other nations to help take in Afghan refugees, according to a piece..
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Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in July as shortages depressed motor vehicle ..
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Oil eases as weak Asian data, more lockdowns dampen demand hopes
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices weakened for a fourth session on Tuesday, on the back of surging cases of coron..
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As Delta spreads, some travelers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in U.S
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alison Toni felt lucky to get Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine in Chile earlier this year. A..
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Kiwi hit by new virus case; souring risk sentiment supports yen, Swiss franc
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – The New Zealand dollar tumbled on Tuesday after the country discovered its first community ca..
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British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace
LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways is not currently using Afghanistan’s airspace, the airline said on Sunday as Taliban in..
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BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd is in talks to sell its petroleum business to Australia’s top independe..
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U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines by..
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Dollar dented as consumer sentiment dives
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell to a one-week low against a basket of curre..
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WHO seeks to take political heat out of virus origins debate
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins..
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