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Spiralling costs could take Greek graviera cheese off the menu

Spiralling costs could take Greek graviera cheese off the menu

By Karolina Tagaris and Vassilis Triandafyllou NAXOS, Greece (Reuters) – In a small factory on the Greek island of Naxos, worker..

McDonald’s to sell Russia restaurants to local operator, rebrand

McDonald’s to sell Russia restaurants to local operator, rebrand

By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, wh..

Factbox-Russian firms, entities halt publishing data amid sanctions

Factbox-Russian firms, entities halt publishing data amid sanctions

(Reuters) – Oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has joined other Russian entities in curbing access to trade and financial data, sou..

Commerzbank, UniCredit rise even as reported M&A talks fizzle

Commerzbank, UniCredit rise even as reported M&A talks fizzle

By Valentina Za and Tom Sims MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit and Commerzbank shares rose on Wednesday after a newspaper reported the Italia..

Investor hedges drive ECB rate hike bets beyond forecasts

Investor hedges drive ECB rate hike bets beyond forecasts

By Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – Although economists have warmed to the idea of the euro zone’s deposit rate hitting ..

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID – review

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID – review

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 an..

Russia expels 85 diplomats from France, Spain and Italy

Russia expels 85 diplomats from France, Spain and Italy

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it was expelling a total of 85 embassy staff from France, Spain and Italy in respons..

Spain’s economy could grow around 4% in 2022, central bank says

Spain’s economy could grow around 4% in 2022, central bank says

By Jesús Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish economy could grow around 4% in 2022, half a percentage point less than ..

Introducing the Lenovo ThinkPad P16: A New Power-Packed Mobile Workstation Tackling the Most Demanding Workflows On-the-Go

Introducing the Lenovo ThinkPad P16: A New Power-Packed Mobile Workstation Tackling the Most Demanding Workflows On-the-Go

17 May 2022 – Today’s workstation users are balancing the need to seamlessly be able to work in multiple environments, with the ..

CAMPCO Sweetens Business Performance with Infor to Realize ‘Saksham’ Vision

CAMPCO Sweetens Business Performance with Infor to Realize ‘Saksham’ Vision

INDIA – 18 May 2022 – Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that the CAMPCO Ltd. (Central Arecanut & Cocoa Marketing ..

UiPath and airSlate Partner to Propel Small Businesses to Grow Faster as Fully Automated Businesses

UiPath and airSlate Partner to Propel Small Businesses to Grow Faster as Fully Automated Businesses

London, 17th May, 2022 – UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation software company, and airSlate, a fast-growing workflow ..

Celonis Assembles Industry’s Top Companies and Business Leaders on 12-City Execution Management World Tour

Celonis Assembles Industry’s Top Companies and Business Leaders on 12-City Execution Management World Tour

May 17, 2022 – Celonis, the global leader in execution management, today unveiled the full line up of speakers, products, and highligh..

Many small law firms are thinking big when it comes to the tech they need to see them through another period of profound change

Many small law firms are thinking big when it comes to the tech they need to see them through another period of profound change

More than 80% of small and medium law firms reported financial performance at or better than expectations.  But the post-COVID boom is..

32% of UK employees changed jobs in the last 12 months because their employer wasn’t offering enough upskilling and training opportunities

32% of UK employees changed jobs in the last 12 months because their employer wasn’t offering enough upskilling and training opportunities

New study also reveals employees are spending an average of nearly 7 hours each month and nearly £2.6K each year of their money to en..

Morgan Stanley sees Ukraine GDP slump by 60% in 2022 if “no clear resolution”

Morgan Stanley sees Ukraine GDP slump by 60% in 2022 if “no clear resolution”

LONDON (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley said on Wednesday Ukraine’s economy could slump as much as 60% year-on-year in 2022 in c..

‘Huge’ pressure for Shanghai to stay COVID-free as lockdown end nears

‘Huge’ pressure for Shanghai to stay COVID-free as lockdown end nears

By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Health authorities in Shanghai faced “huge” pressure ..

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Twitter’s account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

Twitter’s account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

By Greg Roumeliotis and Tom Hals (Reuters) – Twitter Inc published its account on Tuesday of its deal negotiations with Elon Musk, showing he op..

Depp lawyers question Heard about knife, love notes in defamation case

Depp lawyers question Heard about knife, love notes in defamation case

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Attorneys for Johnny Depp attempted to discredit Amber Heard’s abuse claims in th..

Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown

Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown

By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo (Reuters) – Plans by COVID-hit Chinese cities to exit or avoid lockdown are more fraught and uncerta..

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes tri..

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts at Barclays have warned of a 5 percentage point hit to euro zone GDP and a dive below ..

Prince William and wife Kate take over UK airwaves to fight loneliness

Prince William and wife Kate take over UK airwaves to fight loneliness

LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William and his wife Kate took over the airwaves of every radio station in the United Kingdom on Frida..

Soccer-Nike ends sponsorship deal with Spartak Moscow

Soccer-Nike ends sponsorship deal with Spartak Moscow

(Reuters) -Nike has terminated its sponsorship deal with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow because they will not be taking pa..

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s admission that it is battling an “explosive” ..

By 2035 over 1 BILLION people could be living and working as digital nomads! 

By 2035 over 1 BILLION people could be living and working as digital nomads! 

  Advances in technology, remote working and workplace culture mean that by 2035, a billion people could be living and working as..

UK tells EU: Without flexibility, we will act on N.Ireland

UK tells EU: Without flexibility, we will act on N.Ireland

By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain warned it might be forced to “act” in a row with the Europe..

Malta retains top spot for ‘Rainbow Europe’ rights, say activists

Malta retains top spot for ‘Rainbow Europe’ rights, say activists

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Reuters) -A new dynamic has emerged in protecting the rights of the LGBTQ+ communities across Europe, but significan..

Russia sanctions European gas companies, Polish part of gas pipeline

Russia sanctions European gas companies, Polish part of gas pipeline

(Reuters) – Russia has imposed sanctions against units of Gazprom Germania, in which its gas producer Gazprom ceded ownership, a..

Analysis-COVID crisis could deepen N.Korea food shortages amid drought warnings

Analysis-COVID crisis could deepen N.Korea food shortages amid drought warnings

By Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s coronavirus outbreak threatens to deepen its already di..

Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis

Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis

(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West had triggered a global economic crisis and a wave of ruinous inflat..

N.Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown in “gravest emergency”

N.Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown in “gravest emergency”

By Joori Roh and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea reported its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “g..

In U-turn, IEA sees world weathering lost Russian oil supply

In U-turn, IEA sees world weathering lost Russian oil supply

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -The world will not be left short of oil even with lower output from sanctions-hit Russia, the Inter..

The inflation quirk that is costing Spain billions

The inflation quirk that is costing Spain billions

By Belén Carreño and Sergio Goncalves MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) – Surging energy prices pushed Spanish inflation to a peak of just..

Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation

Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -East Asian economic leaders warned on Thursday of risks to the region’s outlook and pledge..

Chinese findings on Mars suggest water existed for longer on planet’s surface

Chinese findings on Mars suggest water existed for longer on planet’s surface

BEIJING (Reuters) – Hydrated minerals discovered by China’s robotic rover on Mars in a vast basin believed to be the site ..

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

ZURICH (Reuters) – Insurer Axa and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro..

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has firmed up expectations that it will raise its benchmark interest rate in Jul..