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Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infect..

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas giant Gazprom does not plan to hold auctions for spot gas sales on its Electronic Sales Platform ..

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In Scotland, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears less likely to result in COVID-19 hospita..

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s COVID-19 testing facilities were severely stretched on Thursday amid a record..

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven d..

Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom

Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom

By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Towering above a nondescript office quarter of downtown Frankfurt, a 47th floor th..

EU regulator backs Novavax shot as region’s fifth COVID-19 vaccine

EU regulator backs Novavax shot as region’s fifth COVID-19 vaccine

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday approved use of the COVID-19 vaccine from U...

Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout

Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout

By Edmond Ng and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory in an overhauled “patriots”..

Sterling erases post-BoE gains as Omicron weighs

Sterling erases post-BoE gains as Omicron weighs

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped to a three-day low on Monday, nearing $1.32 versus the greenback as a broad risk-of..

Oil prices slide as rapid Omicron spread dims fuel demand outlook

Oil prices slide as rapid Omicron spread dims fuel demand outlook

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slumped 3% on Monday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Euro..

Soccer-England drawn with Italy and Germany in Nations League

Soccer-England drawn with Italy and Germany in Nations League

NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) -England were handed a tough draw for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League after they were grouped alongside Eu..

World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge – IEA

World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge – IEA

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a ne..

Chinese envoy to Japan: calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics

Chinese envoy to Japan: calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics

TOKYO (Reuters) -China’s envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had been unfortunat..

How to have a relaxing Christmas (and ensure your staff do, too)​

How to have a relaxing Christmas (and ensure your staff do, too)​

By: Daniel Rabbie, CEO of GetBusy “For millions of us the world over, Christmas is not the relaxing time it once was. The demands of h..

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England are preparing to throw the kitchen sink at Australia in the day-night second Ashes t..

Getac launches next-generation fully rugged F110-EX tablet for hazardous environments

Getac launches next-generation fully rugged F110-EX tablet for hazardous environments

Getac has launched the next-generation F110-EX, an intrinsically safe version of its powerful yet versatile F110 fully rugged tablet, ..

SHARK SUPs Launch their 2022 collection

SHARK SUPs Launch their 2022 collection

Following a complete rebrand in 2020, the much anticipated reveal of SHARK SUPs new 2022 range demonstrates that their ethos Constant ..

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF EMPLOYEES CALL IN SICK AFTER THE CHRISTMAS PARTY?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF EMPLOYEES CALL IN SICK AFTER THE CHRISTMAS PARTY?

Experts are predicting a rise in people calling in sick after their Christmas parties this year. With government officials advising ag..

Despite threat of Omicron, almost 40% of workers intend to take Christmas off, just to make up for last year but, COVID-19 has still ruined Secret Santa!

Despite threat of Omicron, almost 40% of workers intend to take Christmas off, just to make up for last year but, COVID-19 has still ruined Secret Santa!

Hampshire: The current advice from the Government to carry on with Christmas plans, will come as welcome news to UK professionals, acc..

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

(Reuters) – The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs over the past week, ..

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on..

Lockdown Home Cooking Enthusiasts Find Entrepreneurial Spirit Thanks to New App

Lockdown Home Cooking Enthusiasts Find Entrepreneurial Spirit Thanks to New App

People across the north who have reignited or found a new passion for cooking at home have been able to set up their own home cooking ..

As World Strides Towards Financial Inclusion, Many in Fast-Growing and Emerging Markets Remain Excluded from Global E-commerce

As World Strides Towards Financial Inclusion, Many in Fast-Growing and Emerging Markets Remain Excluded from Global E-commerce

Fintech Nikulipe, a Fintech company creating and connecting Local Payment Methods to access Emerging and Fast-Growing Markets, wants t..

Mambu raises €235 million at €4.9 billion valuation in EQT Growth-led Series E

Mambu raises €235 million at €4.9 billion valuation in EQT Growth-led Series E

Market-leading SaaS banking platform is now valued at nearly €5 billion, making it the largest private fundraise to date for a bankin..

NEW WAVE OF DIGITALLY SAVVY GRADUATES TO ENTER THE FINTECH SPACE

NEW WAVE OF DIGITALLY SAVVY GRADUATES TO ENTER THE FINTECH SPACE

LOCAL FINTECH SUPPORTS STUDENTS WITH CHANCE TO WIN BURSARY  During the pandemic, UK firms have invested considerable sums in their tec..

3D printing is key to improving spare parts supply chains, when combining human and data-driven skills

3D printing is key to improving spare parts supply chains, when combining human and data-driven skills

3D printing, could be the key to reducing inventory, and for making supply chains for spare parts more responsive, according to new re..

UAE’s major shift on working week is unprecedented boost for economy: deVere CEO

UAE’s major shift on working week is unprecedented boost for economy: deVere CEO

The United Arab Emirates announced today that it will transition to a four and a half day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturda..

Smash secures Investing Women backing in £500K fundraise to grow content creation platform

Smash secures Investing Women backing in £500K fundraise to grow content creation platform

SMASH, a disruptive platform which connects film and TV content creators with decision-makers, is on its way to securing up to half a ..

13 Companies Receive Funding as part of Second Batch of Zoom Apps Fund Investments

13 Companies Receive Funding as part of Second Batch of Zoom Apps Fund Investments

This batch brings the Zoom Apps Fund portfolio to more than 25 companies since launch.  By Will Detwiler As part of our continued comm..

New research shows perception lags reality as UK accountants underestimate the positive impact they have on the nation’s small and midsized businesses (SMBs)

New research shows perception lags reality as UK accountants underestimate the positive impact they have on the nation’s small and midsized businesses (SMBs)

New Sage research shows two-fifths (39%) of SMBs name Making Tax Digital as the number one reason they sought accountancy services  Sa..

Latest Ondat Platform Two Times Faster, Delivers Higher Availability and Improved Performance for Stateful Kubernetes Applications

Latest Ondat Platform Two Times Faster, Delivers Higher Availability and Improved Performance for Stateful Kubernetes Applications

Ondat, the leading Kubernetes-native data platform provider, today announced version 2.5, which can synchronise data across different ..

Soccer-Manchester United suffer COVID-19 outbreak

Soccer-Manchester United suffer COVID-19 outbreak

LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff on Sunday, jeopardising their next..

UK economy almost flat-lined in October, adding to rate hike doubts

UK economy almost flat-lined in October, adding to rate hike doubts

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy barely grew in October, before the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the corona..

AstraZeneca to supply COVID-19 antibody cocktail to Singapore

AstraZeneca to supply COVID-19 antibody cocktail to Singapore

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – AstraZeneca said on Friday it will supply Singapore with its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, by the ..

Soccer-Second-string Man United held by Young Boys

Soccer-Second-string Man United held by Young Boys

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -A second-string Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Switzerland’s Young..

Japan’s COVID-19 cases defy Asia rebound, yet fears remain for winter wave

Japan’s COVID-19 cases defy Asia rebound, yet fears remain for winter wave

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 infections are falling in contrast with rebounds in other parts of Asia,..

Jefferies COVID case outbreak casts pall over Wall St’s office return

Jefferies COVID case outbreak casts pall over Wall St’s office return

By Aaron Saldanha, Noor Zainab Hussain and Matt Scuffham (Reuters) – Investment bank Jefferies Financial Group on Wednesday aske..