(Adds Ant Group’s stake in Kakao Pay)SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) – South Korean fintech company Kakao Pay Corp has applied for preliminary approval for an initial public offering (IPO), the Korea Exchange said on Monday.Kakao Pay Corp, a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messaging service provider Kakao Corp, provides financial services including money transfer,…
Apr 25, 2021; Talladega, Alabama, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto (21) leads during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY SportsNASCAR will continue to encourage its drivers to get COVID-19 vaccinations through those who have already had their shots but making it mandatory would be a “slippery slope”, its…
Apr 3, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Bianca Andreescu of Canada hits a backhand against Ashleigh Barty of Australia (not pictured) in the women’s singles final in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsWorld number six Bianca Andreescu is out of the Madrid Open after testing positive for COVID-19, the…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira edged lower in early trading on Monday, adding to a recent slide and nearing an all-time low as a chill settled on relations with the United States and after the new central bank chief signalled that rate hikes would harm the economy. FILE PHOTO: Turkish lira banknotes are seen in…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s top diplomat traveled to Moscow on Sunday for a visit with Russian officials, his office said, amid talks to hammer out plans for Mexico to bottle Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine domestically after delays in shipments.FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks as a batch of the AstraZeneca coronavirus…
A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carries an oxygen cylinder into the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiBritain said on Sunday it was sending more than 600 medical devices including oxygen concentrators and ventilators to India to help the country as it struggles…
A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is evacuated from a hospital after it caught fire in Virar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasLONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday it was sending more than 600 medical devices including oxygen concentrators and ventilators to India to help the country…
A general view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File PhotoDemocratic Louisiana state Senator Troy Carter has defeated a challenger from the party’s left wing in a special election to win the U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by White House adviser Cedric Richmond.Carter won 55% of the vote on…
Former Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday that soldiers had attacked his residence and that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was responsible.”It is very unfortunate that an army under the command of the former president attacked my residence. I have already warned and reiterated the dangers of politicising security. Farmajo is responsible for the…
Visitors to Greenwich Park sit and look towards Canary Wharf financial district as lockdown restrictions are eased amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Peter NichollsBritain reported 1,712 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, government data showed, meaning there were 17,063 new cases between April 19 and…