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WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to 'essential' medicines list

March 30, 2023 01:31 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Drugs that combat obesity are under consideration for the first time for the World Health Organization's "essenti...

Singapore's DBS says access to digital services "intermittent"

March 29, 2023 06:33 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Singapore's biggest bank DBS Group Holdings said on Wednesday that access to its digital services remains "intermittent" in the city-state...

Brazil's BRF seeking China's approval during govt mission to resume...

March 25, 2023 10:12 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian food processor BRF will seek China's approval to resume chicken and pork exports from two of its...

UBS, regulators race to seal Credit Suisse deal as soon as Saturday...

March 19, 2023 01:12 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank and Swiss regulator FINMA have told their international counterparts they regard a deal with UBS Group as the only...

UK supplier United Gas & Power to pay $2.5 million for overcharg...

March 16, 2023 11:11 PM AEDT | By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British energy regulator Ofgem said on Thursday it would impose a penalty of over 2.1 million pounds ($2.5 million) on United Gas &...

Brazil beef-packers losing up to $25 million a day after halting Chi...

March 16, 2023 01:51 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian beef-packers are losing between $20 million and $25 million per working day after a self-imposed trade ban...

Falling Panama Canal traffic threatens local economy, execs warn

March 09, 2023 08:21 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Milagro Vallecillos PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The amount of cargo passing through the Panama Canal is expected to shrink this fiscal year, the canal'...

Credit Suisse personal & business banking boss to leave

March 01, 2023 06:16 PM AEDT | By Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse on Wednesday said its Head of Personal & Business Banking, Anke Bridge Haux, is to leave the bank to take on a ne...

Argentina's GDM prepares launch of new GMO soy seeds in South Africa

February 28, 2023 03:48 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Plant genetics company GDM has applied for registration in South Africa of 13 soy plant varieties after the country...

EU regulator expects eventually to introduce annual COVID shots

February 16, 2023 01:36 AM AEDT | By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) expects COVID vaccination campaigns to be conducted once a year, similar to the approach with f...

Explainer-Bird flu: what are the risks to people and animals?

February 15, 2023 11:39 PM AEDT | By Reuters

By Tom Polansek (Reuters) - Countries ranging from the United States and Britain to France and Japan have suffered record losses of poultry in outbrea...

WHO increasing health surveillance after Equatorial Guinea finds Mar...

February 15, 2023 02:38 AM AEDT | By Reuters

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is increasing its epidemiological surveillance in Equatorial Guinea after the country confirmed its f...

Credit Suisse staffer took salary data - Bloomberg News

February 14, 2023 05:50 PM AEDT | By Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse this week notified its workforce that a staff member, who has since left the Swiss bank, took some of their personal...

Lynas faces part closure of Malaysian rare earths plant by July

February 14, 2023 10:43 AM AEDT | By Reuters

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Malaysian regulators approved an operating license renewal for Australia's Lynas Rare Earths' Malaysian unit, the company said o...

WHO: Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease out...

February 14, 2023 05:49 AM AEDT | By Reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebo...

Japan Jan services activity growth at three-month high - PMI

February 03, 2023 11:59 AM AEDT | By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's services sector activity grew at its fastest pace in three months in January, but worsening inflation and employment trends...

Austria's Raiffeisen says Ukrainian sanctions target its leasing uni...

January 29, 2023 11:04 PM AEDT | By Reuters

VIENNA (Reuters) - A Russian leasing unit of Austrian lender Raiffeisen Bank International is among the companies targeted by sanctions that Ukraine a...

Food group Greencore forecasts bleaker annual outturn

January 26, 2023 06:59 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Irish food group Greencore Plc said on Thursday it expects its full-year outturn to be at the lower end of market expectations as industri...

Japan receives no offers for regular feed-wheat, barley tender

January 25, 2023 09:11 PM AEDT | By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said it received no offers for feed-quality wheat or barley in a simu...

Nokia signs new 5G patent deal with Samsung

January 23, 2023 06:17 PM AEDT | By Reuters

OSLO (Reuters) - Nokia said on Monday it has signed a new cross-license patent agreement with Samsung following the expiry of a previous agreement at...

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