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CMA CGM Buys 9% stake In Air France-KLM As Part Of An Air Cargo Partnership

CMA CGM, a French shipping company, invests in Air France-KLM (OTC:AFLYY) as part of an air cargo partnership, counting on growing demands for flying goods worldwide while supply chains remain snarled in the aftermath of the pandemic, Reuters reported. CMA CGM will take up to 9% of Air France-KLM, worth ~€240 million ($252…

Benzinga · May 18, 2022

Are UK holidays cheaper than holidays abroad this summer? We compare the costs

What's cheaper this summer - a staycation or holiday abroad? We compare prices for staycation spots including Cornwall and Devon as well as Spain, Turkey, Portugal and France

Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022

Jonathan Van-Tam missed ceremony to mark his knighthood because he has Covid-19

The former deputy chief medical officer for England was supposed to receive his knighthood from the Duke of Cambridge at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday

Wales Online · May 18, 2022

Lab workers call for better pay in protest outside Mater Hospital

The industrial action by the MLSA union comes over a dispute about pay and career progression for lab workers

Dublin Live · May 18, 2022

DouYu Registers 17% Revenue Decline In Q1 Amid China's Live Streaming Crackdown

DouYu International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:DOYU)  reported a first-quarter FY22 revenue decline of 16.6% to $283.3 million year-on-year, beating the consensus of $253.2 million. HUYA Inc (NYSE:HUYA) revenue missed the Q1 consensus amid China's live streaming crackdown and COVID resurgence. Segments: DouYu's Livestreaming revenues decreased by 13.6% Y/Y to $272.5 million due to prudent operating strategies in anticipation…

Benzinga · May 18, 2022

Editorial: As grim pandemic milestone arrives, GOP still plays politics with the crisis

Even as America topped a million coronavirus deaths on Monday, congressional Republicans continued playing games with vaccine funding, holding it up over an unrelated immigration debate. The same short-sighted politics are also preventing the U.S. from pledging funding to an international effort that would ultimately help prevent resurgences here. These…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 18, 2022

A million have died of Covid-19 in America. How did this happen?

One million people should never have to die from another pandemic. Not in America, a country built to do so much better

The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022

Japan's economy shrinks amid Covid-19 curbs and rising prices

Japan's GDP fell at an annualised rate of 1 percent in the first three months of this year as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus hampered consumer spending. Rising commodity prices also weighed on businesses in the world's third-largest economy. Plus, as unemployment remains stable in France at 7.3 percent,…

France 24 · May 18, 2022

Wirral’s Covid-19 cases down in big step forward on virus

It is the lowest infection rate recorded in Wirral since last June

Liverpool Echo · May 18, 2022

Spain extends Covid-19 travel rules - holidaymakers urged to check entry requirements

Holidaymakers heading to Spain should check entry requirements before flying as rules are extended

Chronicle Live · May 18, 2022