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Two girls' lockdown learning underlines South Africa's educational divide
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - When Zinzi Lerefolo was sent home from her fee-paying girls' school in a leafy Johannesburg suburb in March, her family set up a virtual classroom that allowed he...
Syndicated Content Jun 04, 2020
With warm words and fast visas, neighbours woo IT workers fleeing Belarus
By Ilya Zhegulev, Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Andrius Sytas KYIV/VILNIUS (Reuters) - After Max Korolevsky said he was detained and beaten by security forces during mass protests in Belarus, he ask...
Syndicated Content Oct 01, 2020
Pandemic leaves digital laggard Italy scrambling to catch up
By Valentina Za, Elisa Anzolin and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) - Small Italian car filter supplier Ecofiltri took out a state-backed loan last year, just like thousands of other businesses fighting...
Syndicated Content Mar 21, 2021
Spanish unions cry foul as Inditex shuts stores
By Victoria Waldersee and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) - Inditex staff in Spain say they are being forced out as the owner of fast-fashion brand Zara rolls out its plan to shut up to 1,200 s...
Syndicated Content Mar 02, 2021
Pandemic Motors: Europeans snap up old cars to avoid public transport
By Nick Carey and Inti Landauro LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - Want a cheap used car to nip around town without running the gauntlet of coronavirus on public transport? Welcome to Pandemic Motors, we have ...
Syndicated Content Nov 30, 2020
Italians embrace coronavirus tracing app as privacy fears ease
By Angelo Amante and Elvira Pollina ROME (Reuters) - Italy, the first major European country to roll out a smartphone app to trace COVID-19 infections that does not rely on a centralized database, has...
Syndicated Content Jun 11, 2020
Ice-cool Sinner freezes Zverev to reach last eight in Paris
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Italian teenager Jannik Sinner never lost his cool as he became the first debutant to reach the French Open quarter-finals since Rafael Nadal in 2005 with a 6-3 6-3 ...
Syndicated Content Oct 04, 2020
'He said Victor was shot': Brother grapples with loss after Nigeria protest deaths
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - It was after midnight in Lagos on Oct. 21 when Elisha Sunday said he got a call from his brother Victor's phone: a stranger told him Victor had been shot dead by sold...
Syndicated Content Dec 08, 2020
Amid pandemic, investors bet on India's Jio and its giant-killer playbook
By Alexandra Ulmer and Promit Mukherjee MUMBAI (Reuters) - From its Silicon Valley-like campus near Mumbai, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio telecom carrier is emerging as a winner from changes ...
Syndicated Content Jun 04, 2020
How billionaire Jack Ma fell to earth and took Ant's mega IPO with him
By Keith Zhai, Julie Zhu and Cheng Leng SINGAPORE/HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - They say talk is cheap. Tell that to Jack Ma. Corporate China's shiniest star was just days away from seeing his Ant Gro...
Syndicated Content Nov 05, 2020
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