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Factbox: Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory

Factbox: Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory

(Reuters) – A sharp upturn in new coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinatio..

How to pay off your mortgage

How to pay off your mortgage

By: Jinesh Vohra, Sprive Oh to have a mortgage-free life. It’s certainly something that lots of homeowners dream of, yet many people ..

Olympics-Belarus sprinter leaves Tokyo for Vienna after refusing to go home

Olympics-Belarus sprinter leaves Tokyo for Vienna after refusing to go home

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo aboard a fl..

‘Recovery bus’ provides cool relief for S.Korea’s COVID-19 testers

‘Recovery bus’ provides cool relief for S.Korea’s COVID-19 testers

By Yeni Seo and Daewoung Kim NAMYANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean health workers staffing COVID-19 testing centres in..

New Research Reveals 71% of Digital Bank Customers, 64% of Traditional Bank Customers and 73% of Fintech App Customers In the United Kingdom Want Embedded Insurance Offers Based on Transaction Data

New Research Reveals 71% of Digital Bank Customers, 64% of Traditional Bank Customers and 73% of Fintech App Customers In the United Kingdom Want Embedded Insurance Offers Based on Transaction Data

Data shows consumers are more compelled by contextual and convenient insurance & warranty offerings from their banks London, July ..

Motivation for buying electric cars has little to do with the environment, research reveals

Motivation for buying electric cars has little to do with the environment, research reveals

28 July 2021 Environmental awareness among consumers is not a driver of electric vehicle sales, new research from Trinity Business Sch..

Wildfire engulfs houses in suburbs of Athens

Wildfire engulfs houses in suburbs of Athens

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) -Children were evacuated from a Greek summer camp and residents fled their homes on Tuesday as ..

U.S. donates more than 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad -White House

U.S. donates more than 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad -White House

By Susan Heavey and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has donated over 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more..

System glitch prompts Boeing to postpone test space flight

System glitch prompts Boeing to postpone test space flight

By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) -Boeing Co on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Sta..

New York becomes first U.S. city to mandate COVID vaccines to enter restaurants, gyms

New York becomes first U.S. city to mandate COVID vaccines to enter restaurants, gyms

By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID vaccination for cus..

ELIZABETH SOLARU–CAKE GURU Makes NFT History

ELIZABETH SOLARU–CAKE GURU Makes NFT History

2 August 2021 MULTI-AWARD WINNING CAKE DESIGNER ELIZABETH SOLARU MAKES HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST CAKE DESIGNER TO HAVE AN NFT. THI..

European shares climb higher; oil hit by China demand concerns

European shares climb higher; oil hit by China demand concerns

LONDON (Reuters) – European shares picked up in early trading on Monday after a recovery in Asian equities overnight, with risk ..

UK crying out for financial help even as lockdown restrictions lift

UK crying out for financial help even as lockdown restrictions lift

Creditspring’s Stability Hub, which helps people improve their financial resilience, has seen 82% increase in members since start of ..

Fundings Options and Love Energy Savings partner to help SMEs get best offers in utilities

Fundings Options and Love Energy Savings partner to help SMEs get best offers in utilities

Collaboration will mean SMEs can secure finance and energy products at competitive rates from multiple providers via a single marketpl..

Sordin and Cardo Crew Join Forces To Create New Generation Of Smart Hearing Protectors For Professional Teams On The Move

Sordin and Cardo Crew Join Forces To Create New Generation Of Smart Hearing Protectors For Professional Teams On The Move

Leading PPE manufacturer partners with global player in critical communication technology to revolutionise the way professional mobili..

Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX

Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bethany Shriever of Britain won the Olympic women’s BMX race gold medal on Friday at the Ariake Urban..

International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module -NASA

International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module -NASA

By Steve Gorman and Polina Ivanova (Reuters) – The International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control on Thursd..

GoCardless Survey: Three-quarters of Americans Plan to Decrease Their Use of Credit Cards as Debt Falls out of Favor

GoCardless Survey: Three-quarters of Americans Plan to Decrease Their Use of Credit Cards as Debt Falls out of Favor

Post-pandemic, many U.S. consumers are retiring their credit cards — with young Americans making this a permanent trend SAN FRANCISCO ..

Fed says U.S. economic recovery on track despite COVID-19 surge

Fed says U.S. economic recovery on track despite COVID-19 surge

By Howard Schneider, Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. economic recovery remains on track despite a rise ..

Johnson urges caution on drawing conclusions from falling COVID cases

Johnson urges caution on drawing conclusions from falling COVID cases

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged caution on Wednesday on drawing conclusions from a seven-day decli..

Hasbro ramps up toy supply for holiday season to beat shipping delays

Hasbro ramps up toy supply for holiday season to beat shipping delays

(Reuters) -Hasbro Inc is trying to get around the supply chain bottlenecks set off by the pandemic to deliver toys and boardgames for ..

x-Google executive to join Numerous board

x-Google executive to join Numerous board

UK start-up business Numerous has announced the board appointment of a leading figure from the global technology sector to help it cre..

The Pandemic’s Impact on Working Mothers: New Research Reveals That Two-Thirds Have Stopped Working or Now Work Less

The Pandemic’s Impact on Working Mothers: New Research Reveals That Two-Thirds Have Stopped Working or Now Work Less

LONDON (24 May 2021) — New research from TopCV, the world’s largest CV-writing service, reveals that nearly two-thirds of working moth..

Olympics-Taekwondo-Britain’s Williams to fight Croatia’s Jelic in final

Olympics-Taekwondo-Britain’s Williams to fight Croatia’s Jelic in final

By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) – Britain’s Lauren Williams overpowered her toughest rival on Monday to reach the ..

Pollen VC launches first live lending facility for app and game makers, enabling them to borrow 4x their monthly revenues

Pollen VC launches first live lending facility for app and game makers, enabling them to borrow 4x their monthly revenues

Live lending: Using open banking, accounting and platform APIs, Pollen VC’s credit algorithms have a granular view of a developer’s u..

Xledger’s long-term local support for Bristol Sport – a successful partnership

Xledger’s long-term local support for Bristol Sport – a successful partnership

Xledger is a key sponsor of Bristol Sport and has now extended this for several more years  Xledger launches Bristol Bears Internship..

Spacing Pfizer COVID shots boosts antibody levels in long-term study

Spacing Pfizer COVID shots boosts antibody levels in long-term study

LONDON (Reuters) -A longer gap between doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine leads to higher overall antibody levels than a shorter..

UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s rapid economic bounce-back from the coronavirus pandemic slowed sharply in July as..

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

60% of UK consumers admit bad interactions impact their loyalty to a brand and often result in them cutting ties, while one-in-five wo..

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Bangalore, July 7, 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced new analyst ..

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

By Nita Bhalla and Anastasia Moloney NAIROBI/BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At a private hospital in Burundi’s capi..

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

By Nivedita Balu and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) – Wall Street analysts welcomed Netflix’s planned plunge into mobile gaming o..

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

By Niklas Pollard and Yilei Sun STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Hol..

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

By Kirsti Knolle and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the r..

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RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from TruNarrative

RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from TruNarrative

Leading Foreign exchange and Payment firm chooses RegTech platform to deliver a frictionless customer journey and reduce onboarding time to under 5 mi..

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

  By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil edged up after turning positive in volatile trade on Friday following supportive U.S...

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) – European stocks fell on Friday as a slide in Rio Tinto’s iron ore exports h..