Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels
By Roshan Abraham and Rittik Biswas (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in easte..
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U.S. job growth regains momentum; worker shortages persist
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in October as the headwind from the surge ..
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Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -A trial of Pfizer Inc’s experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug wa..
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Japan’s economy likely shrank in Q3 on weak consumption, output – Reuters poll
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely contracted in the third quarter as curbs to contain COVID-19 infe..
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Britain approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill in world first
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-..
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Subsiding Delta wave seen boosting U.S. job growth; worker shortages still a constraint
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely accelerated in October as the headwind from the surge in COVID-1..
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Nintendo says chip shortage hitting hardware development
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday that a global chip shortage which forced the firm to scale back e..
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Fintech Currensea launches ‘powered by’ programme to allow charities and businesses to offer cards automatically allocating FX savings to a cause
Currensea, which offers the UK’s first open banking-enabled direct debit travel card, launches its ‘powered-by’ programme, allowing ch..
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Britain tells climate talks coal era ending as carbon emissions surge
By Kate Abnett and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW (Reuters) -U.N. conference host Britain said 77 countries had pledged to phase out coal, di..
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Fed, ECB, and BOE hop aboard the ‘transitory’ inflation express
By Dan Burns and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -The world’s top central banks are pushing back in unison on the idea that higher in..
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