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Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says

LONDON (Reuters) -There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta varian..

Macron’s COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court

Macron’s COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court

By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -France’s highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access b..

Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Caroline Copley PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID..

Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose

Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose

By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second..

U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund

U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $50..

Key Fed official sees rates liftoff in 2023 as policy debate heats up

Key Fed official sees rates liftoff in 2023 as policy debate heats up

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida, a key architect of the U.S..

Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths

Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths

By Will Dunham (Reuters) – The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge’s imposing megaliths has revealed som..

Oil prices fall as Delta variant spread weighs

Oil prices fall as Delta variant spread weighs

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell sharply to a two-week low on Wednesday as the spread of the coronavirus Delta varia..

Spain’s top soccer clubs to get cash boost from $3.2 billion La Liga deal

Spain’s top soccer clubs to get cash boost from $3.2 billion La Liga deal

By Nathan Allen and Aishwarya Nair MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s top soccer clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona would get lucr..

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..

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..

Employees fearful about return to work, survey finds

Employees fearful about return to work, survey finds

45% of workers described their feelings about the return to work negatively Only 5% of employers have put in place extra employee sup..

Priory teams up with mental health app My Possible Self to offer top-quality mental health support

Priory teams up with mental health app My Possible Self to offer top-quality mental health support

UK’s leading independent mental healthcare provider joins forces with leading mental health app My Possible Self The innovative app o..

Janome and justhands-on.tv launch the #IDidntLikeToAsk Video Series

Janome and justhands-on.tv launch the #IDidntLikeToAsk Video Series

23 July 2021 Janome and justhands-on.tv are celebrating Janome’s 100 year anniversary with the launch of the #IDidntLikeToAsk Video Se..

Industry heavyweights, with the support of Invest West, back Comentis with £2m pre-launch valuation in huge boost to vulnerable and at risk clients

Industry heavyweights, with the support of Invest West, back Comentis with £2m pre-launch valuation in huge boost to vulnerable and at risk clients

Newly launched clinical tech provider, Comentis, has secured £200k in first funding round against a pre-revenue valuation of £2m Come..

ServiceNow announces multimillion euro investment in EU services, providing customers even greater trust, choice, and control over their data

ServiceNow announces multimillion euro investment in EU services, providing customers even greater trust, choice, and control over their data

ServiceNow’s EU-centric service delivery offering will provide customers more flexibility to meet compliance obligations through its f..

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 ..

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..

Multi-million pound supply partnership between Octopus Hydrogen and Luxfer will drive forward UK’s green transport ambitions

Multi-million pound supply partnership between Octopus Hydrogen and Luxfer will drive forward UK’s green transport ambitions

A multi-million pound partnership between Octopus Hydrogen and Luxfer Gas Cylinders is paving the way to make heavy goods transportati..

Australia’s Employment Hero raises £75 million to accelerate  UK, European & international expansion

Australia’s Employment Hero raises £75 million to accelerate UK, European & international expansion

The HR, payroll and benefits platform received Series E funds from Insight Partners, the global venture capital and private equity fi..

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..