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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...

South African lender Absa targets net zero carbon emissions by 2050

March 24, 2023 07:41 PM AEDT | By Reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African lender Absa Group aims to cut its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 by curtailing lending to coal, oil and g...

Northam Platinum skips dividend despite profit jump amid takeover ba...

March 24, 2023 04:49 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Northam Platinum said on Friday that it would skip a dividend payout this year despite a 67% jump in its half-year profit, as the South Af...

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 &...

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...

S.African miner Sibanye Stillwater reports 49% fall in annual profit

March 01, 2023 12:04 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) -Diversified miner Sibanye Stillwater on Tuesday reported a 49% decline in full-year profit after a lengthy strike at its South African gold...

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...

Amplats annual profit down 38% after delayed smelter rebuild

February 20, 2023 06:15 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Monday its annual profit fell 38% in 2022, after a two-month delay in its smelter rebuild hit sa...

De Beers confident talks will deliver a Botswana diamond deal

February 17, 2023 06:47 PM AEDT | By Reuters

GABORONE (Reuters) - De Beers is confident of maintaining its long-standing partnership with Botswana, a company official told Reuters on Thursday, bu...

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...

Amplats CEO Viljoen to step down, join Newmont as COO

February 15, 2023 06:02 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - South African miner Anglo American Platinum Ltd (Amplats) said its Chief Executive Officer Natascha Viljoen would be stepping down from he...

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...

S.Africa's Transnet says heavy rains disrupt link to regional countr...

February 10, 2023 08:57 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - South Africa's freight rail utility Transnet on Friday said heavy rains have disrupted services on its North East Corridor, which links wi...

ArcelorMittal South Africa annual profit falls 62% on lower steel pr...

February 09, 2023 05:39 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - ArcelorMittal South Africa's full-year profit declined by 62% due to weaker steel prices at a time when costs were driven up by significan...

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