(Reuters) – German online takeaway food group Delivery Hero wants to rival market leader Uber Eats when it launches in Japan later this month, planning…
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Germany 'will have to impose second lockdown' if it faces second wave
Germany ‘won’t be able to avoid’ a new lockdown when second wave hits, virologist warns as outbreaks spread around the country Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit said ‘drastic…
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SAP picked by Moderna to help distribute COVID-19 vaccine candidate
BERLIN (Reuters) – Business software group SAP (SAPG.DE) has been selected by Moderna (MRNA.O) to help distribute the potential COVID-19 vaccine that the U.S. pharmaceuticals…
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Germany 'already hit by second wave' with new clusters every day
A senior ally of Angela Merkel has claimed that Germany is already experiencing a second wave of coronavirus as new clusters of infections are detected…
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Dutch government raises 1.23 billion euros at first 5G auction
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government said on Tuesday it had raised 1.23 billion euros ($1.41 billion) from its first auction for bandwidth for 5G…
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G20 finance officials eye solution to digital tax row this year
WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) – Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday vowed to resolve major differences over taxing big tech companies and…
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Stripe wins business following Wirecard's collapse
BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.S. payments company Stripe is picking up some former Wirecard (WDIG.DE) customers, an executive told Reuters. “It is difficult to count…
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Germany’s long, lonely campaign: Battling Wirecard’s short sellers
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German authorities pressed on for four years investigating investors who bet against Wirecard AG’s shares, even after a UK regulator concluded that…
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BT warns UK that banning Huawei too fast could cause outages
LONDON (Reuters) – BT CEO Philip Jansen urged the British government on Monday not to move too fast to ban China’s Huawei from the 5G…
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EU banks to take on Visa, Mastercard with new payments system
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Sixteen banks from Germany, France and three other euro zone countries on Thursday said a “truly European” payments system was expected to…
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Trading in Europe affected by tech glitch in Germany's Xetra
LONDON (Reuters) – Trading in many European exchanges, including Frankfurt and Vienna, was interrupted on Wednesday morning due to a “technical issue” at German electronic…
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Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike over coronavirus infections
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Workers at six Amazon sites in Germany will go on strike on Monday in protest over safety after some staff at logistics…
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Germany to sever ties with accounting watchdog after Wirecard scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government plans to terminate its contract with the country’s accounting watchdog after payments company Wirecard filed for insolvency last week…
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Germany's beleaguered Wirecard to proceed with business after insolvency
BERLIN (Reuters) – Wirecard, the German scandal-hit payments company, said on Saturday it would proceed with business activities after filing for insolvency and expects a…
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Wirecard collapse puts German watchdog in EU crosshairs
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Commission in a rare move has asked its markets watchdog to investigate German financial regulator BaFin over the collapse of…
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Wirecard 'disaster' piles on pressure for corporate reform in Germany
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Wirecard’s (WDIG.DE) fall from grace prompted calls for an overhaul of Germany’s system of corporate oversight on Tuesday, as the fraud scandal…
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'Total disaster': Phantom billions plunge Wirecard into chaos
FRANKFURT/MANILA (Reuters) – Wirecard said on Monday that 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) it had booked in its accounts likely never existed, a black hole…
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EU Commission seeks feedback to extending rules ending roaming fees
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Friday sought feedback to its planned extension of rules which ended mobile roaming charges across the bloc three…
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Wirecard CEO exits as search for missing billions hits dead end in Asia
FRANKFURT/MANILA (Reuters) – Wirecard’s chief executive quit on Friday as the German payments firm’s search for $2.1 billion of missing cash hit a dead end…
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Wirecard slumps 40% as search for missing billions turns to Philippines
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Wirecard shares fell by more than 40% as two Philippine banks said the German payments company, which is scrambling to find $2.1…
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German coronavirus tracing app downloaded 6.5 million times
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s smartphone app to help trace coronavirus infections has been downloaded 6.5 million times in the first 24 hours since its launch,…
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Volkswagen says deliveries of ID.3 electric car to start in September
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Wednesday said its “first edition” ID.3 electric car will go on sale for under 40,000 euros ($45,484.00) next week,…
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China is using Huawei to drive a wedge in the UK-U.S. special relationship: senator
LONDON (Reuters) – China is using telecoms giant Huawei to try to drive a wedge between Britain and the United States, Republican senator Tom Cotton…
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Facebook German privacy case referred to European Court
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German Federal Court on Thursday referred a lawsuit filed by a consumer protection watchdog alleging privacy violations by Facebook (FB.O) to…
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Siemens to initially keep 45% in Siemens Energy after spin-off: sources
MUNICH (Reuters) – Siemens is planning to keep a 45% stake in its energy business which the German engineering group wants to spin off later…
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Germany's BaFin has no plans to ban Wirecard short-selling
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin said it has no plans to ban short-selling in payments company Wirecard even as hedge funds increased their…
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Germany bans Hezbollah, raids mosques
Germany bans all activity by Hezbollah following pressure from Israel and US, as cops launch raids on mosques linked to the Islamist group Germany now…
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Shares in sensor maker AMS soar after upbeat outlook
VIENNA (Reuters) – Shares in AMS jumped 20% on Wednesday after the sensor specialist said it expects the impact from the novel coronavirus to be…
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Germany to switch to decentralised coronavirus contact-tracing
Germany abandons its own coronavirus contact-tracing strategy in favour of the ‘decentralised’ technology approach advocated by Apple and Google Contact tracing apps would help assess…
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Germany sees its fewest coronavirus deaths for two weeks
Germany sees its lowest number of coronavirus deaths for a fortnight with just 110 as the country begins opening small shops today Germany’s 1,775 new…
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