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‘Forces for good will prevail’ – Taiwan welcomes massive U.S. vaccine aid By Reuters

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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reacted with an outpouring of thanks to the United States for shipping 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the major semiconductor-producing island, more than doubling its arsenal as it deals with a rise in domestic infections. Washington, competing with Beijing to deepen geopolitical clout through "vaccine diplomacy," initially had promised to donate 750,000 doses but increased that number as President Joe Biden's administration advances its pledge to send 80 million U.S.-made shots around the world. "What a sight! What a gesture!" Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu tweeted in...

20 June

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Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules By Reuters

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's airlines and holiday companies are planning a "day of action" on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before the start of the peak summer season. Travel companies, whose finances have been stretched to breaking point during the pandemic, are desperate to avoid another summer lost to COVID-19. But with Britain's strict quarantine requirements still in place that now looks likely. As the clock ticks down to July, Europe's biggest airline Ryanair and Manchester Airports Group on Thursday launched legal...

19 June

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Northern Ireland’s DUP to choose latest new leader within a week By Reuters

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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will choose a new leader, its third in a matter of weeks, by Saturday June 26, the party said on Saturday after Edwin Poots quit just three weeks after formally taking power. The British-run region's largest party has gone through a tumultuous period since the ousting of then leader and Northern Ireland first minister Arlene Foster in late April. Her successor, Poots, stepped down on Thursday after he was opposed by 24 of his party's 28 regional lawmakers on the nomination of a new first minister...

19 June

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Britain’s Morrisons says rejected CD&R takeover proposal By Reuters

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LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarket group Morrisons has rejected a proposed cash offer of 230 pence a share from private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), it said on Saturday. Morrisons said the "unsolicited highly conditional non-binding proposal", which was received on June 14, "significantly undervalued Morrisons and its future prospects." ...

19 June

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Private equity firm CD&R weighs offer for UK supermarket Morrisons By Reuters

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LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is considering a possible cash offer for British supermarket group Morrisons, it said on Saturday. CD&R "notes the press speculation regarding a potential transaction involving Morrisons and confirms that it is considering a possible cash offer for the issued and to be issued share capital of Morrisons," it said in a statement. It said there was no certainty an offer would be made. CD&R's statement followed a Sky News report that it had made a preliminary bid approach to the supermarket group's board that could...

19 June

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BioNTech shots have stronger antibody response than Sinovac, Hong Kong study shows – SCMP By Reuters

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(Reuters) - People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 with BioNTech's vaccine were found to have "substantially higher" levels of antibodies than those who received Sinovac's jab, the South China Morning Post reported https:// on Saturday, citing a Hong Kong study. Some who received the Sinovac vaccine might need a third booster shot as well, the newspaper said, citing lead researcher Professor Benjamin Cowling, an epidemiologist with the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The government-commissioned study was conducted by HKU's school of public health and involved tracking the antibody responses of 1,000 people who received either vaccine,...

19 June

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At least 7 parachutists killed in plane crash in Siberia – media By Reuters

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -At least seven parachutists were killed and over a dozen injured after a twin-engine L-410 aircraft crashed in a forest in Russia's Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia, Russian media reported on Saturday. TASS news agency, citing an emergency service source, said up to 17 people were injured in the crash near the Tanay aerodrome. It said the plane crashed into a nearby forest. It cited local prosecutor office as saying the crew had sent a distress signal about an engine failure. A spokesman at a Siberian branch of Russian civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia told...

19 June

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Exclusive: Google’s adtech business set to face formal EU probe by year-end – sources By Reuters

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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) unit Google could face its biggest regulatory threat, with EU antitrust regulators set to open a formal investigation into its lucrative digital advertising business before the end of the year, said people familiar with the matter. It would mark a new front by the EU competition enforcer against Google. It has in the last decade fined the company more than 8 billion euros ($9.8 billion) for blocking rivals in online shopping, Android smartphones and online advertising. An EU probe would focus on Google's position vis-a-vis advertisers,...

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Crowds gather for hearing of two Apple Daily executives on national security charge By Reuters

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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Crowds gathered outside a Hong Kong court early on Saturday ahead of a hearing for two executives of pro-democracy newspaper Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Daily charged under the city's sweeping national security law, in a case that has drawn international condemnation. Editor-in-chief Ryan Law, 47, and chief executive Cheung Kim-hung, 59, were among five Apple Daily executives arrested on Thursday when 500 police raided the outlet's newsroom, which authorities described as a "crime scene." Both are charged with collusion with foreign powers, raising alarm over media freedoms in the financial...

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Former U.S. Ambassador throws support behind embattled Toshiba board chair By Reuters

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos on Saturday endorsed the continued leadership of Toshiba Corp Board Chairman Osamu Nagayama, who has come under intense pressure to resign amid a deepening crisis at the Japanese conglomerate. Both Nagayama and Roos served as independent directors at Sony Group Corp's board when the electronic giant emerged from a turbulent earnings period to a sharp recovery. "I am convinced Toshiba's shareholders will benefit from him continuing to provide his steady hand and strong leadership," Roos said in the statement. ...

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‘Forces for good will prevail’ – Taiwan welcomes massive U.S. vaccine aid By Reuters

Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules By Reuters

Northern Ireland’s DUP to choose latest new leader within a week By Reuters

Britain’s Morrisons says rejected CD&R takeover proposal By Reuters

Private equity firm CD&R weighs offer for UK supermarket Morrisons By Reuters

BioNTech shots have stronger antibody response than Sinovac, Hong Kong study shows – SCMP By Reuters

At least 7 parachutists killed in plane crash in Siberia – media By Reuters

Exclusive: Google’s adtech business set to face formal EU probe by year-end – sources By Reuters

Crowds gather for hearing of two Apple Daily executives on national security charge By Reuters

Former U.S. Ambassador throws support behind embattled Toshiba board chair By Reuters

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