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Oil slips after hitting highest since 2018 before OPEC+ talks

Oil prices slipped on Monday after hitting more than 2-1/2 year highs earlier in the session, as a spike in…

4 years ago

Cathay Pacific forecasts reduced monthly cash burn in H2

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (0293.HK) expects to reduce its cash burn to less than HK$1 billion ($128.84 million)…

4 years ago

Asian shares start on cautious note amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Asian shares got the week off to a cautious start on Monday as a spike in coronavirus cases across Asia…

4 years ago

UK health minister ‘very sorry’ after pictured kissing aide

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was "very sorry" after pictures of him kissing and embracing his top aide,…

4 years ago

First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019 – study

The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the…

4 years ago

A family’s vaccine hopes shattered in Brazil

As newly vaccinated people in countries such as the United States and Britain celebrate their freedom from the pandemic, the…

4 years ago

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.

4 years ago

St. Modwen accepts Blackstone’s raised $1.75 bln take-private offer

Housebuilder and logistics firm St. Modwen Properties (SMP.L) said on Thursday it has agreed to a sweetened 1.25 billion pounds…

4 years ago

Rising inflation puts Bank of England on the spot

The Bank of England will say on Thursday whether it is worried about a recent jump in inflation, which broke…

4 years ago

Yellen says inflation should be lower than current levels by year end

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that inflation should retreat by year end from its current elevated level…

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