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• Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible 50 bln-pound deal
• Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible 50 bln-pound deal
• City of Beijing reports first local Omicron case -state media
• S. Africa Faces More Outages as Eskom Takes Atomic Units Offline
• 10 Companies Bidding for Incentives Under Indian Battery Scheme
• Zymeworks Reports Inducement Grant Under New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Rule
• EU Targets Fictitious Finnish Power Company in Cyberattack Test
• Beijing Reports Omicron Case 3 Weeks Before Winter Olympics
• Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible 50 bln-pound deal
• China reports fewer coronavirus cases but Omicron spread unclear

Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible 50 bln-pound deal Posted: 15 Jan 2022 06:37 AM PST Consumer goods giant Unilever said it had approached GlaxoSmithKline about buying the pharmaceutical group's consumer goods arm, after a newspaper reported that a 50 billion-pound ($68.4 billion) bid it made had been rebuffed. Read More

Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible 50 bln-pound deal Posted: 15 Jan 2022 06:08 AM PST Consumer goods giant Unilever said it had approached Glaxosmithkline about buying the pharmaceutical group's consumer goods arm, after a newspaper reported that a 50 billion-pound ($68.4 billion) bid it made had been rebuffed. Read More

City of Beijing reports first local Omicron case -state media Posted: 15 Jan 2022 06:04 AM PST BEIJING -- The Chinese capital Beijing on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted infection of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, according to state media, just weeks ahead of its staging of the Olympic Winter Games. Read More

S. Africa Faces More Outages as Eskom Takes Atomic Units Offline Posted: 15 Jan 2022 05:52 AM PST (Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which supplies almost all of South Africa's power, will take two of the continent's largest generating units offline this year for maintenance, increasing the risk of power cuts after the nation had record outages in 2021.  Read More

10 Companies Bidding for Incentives Under Indian Battery Scheme Posted: 15 Jan 2022 05:33 AM PST (Bloomberg) -- Billionaires and automobile giants are among those who have sought incentives to manufacture technology-agnostic battery cells under an Indian government-led effort to cut imports and make batteries at competitive prices. Read More

Zymeworks Reports Inducement Grant Under New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Rule Posted: 15 Jan 2022 05:30 AM PST VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SEATTLE -- Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today reported, as required by the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08 (the "NYSE Rule"), an equity inducement award to Mr. Kenneth Galbraith, Zymeworks' new Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer. Read More

EU Targets Fictitious Finnish Power Company in Cyberattack Test Posted: 15 Jan 2022 05:12 AM PST (Bloomberg) -- The European Union began testing its cyber-defense responsiveness on Friday with a simulated attack on a fictitious Finnish power company as the bloc seeks to strengthen its digital defenses amid concern about a potential attacks. Read More

Beijing Reports Omicron Case 3 Weeks Before Winter Olympics Posted: 15 Jan 2022 04:47 AM PST (Bloomberg) -- Beijing reported the city's first case of the omicron variant of Covid-19, adding pressure on authorities to stem a potential outbreak less than three weeks before the Winter Olympics begin.  Read More

Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible 50 bln-pound deal Posted: 15 Jan 2022 04:33 AM PST Consumer goods giant Unilever said it had approached Glaxosmithkline about buying the pharmaceutical group's consumer goods arm, after a newspaper reported that a 50 billion-pound ($68.4 billion) bid it made had been rebuffed. Read More

China reports fewer coronavirus cases but Omicron spread unclear Posted: 15 Jan 2022 04:14 AM PST SHANGHAI -- China reported fewer new confirmed coronavirus cases for Jan. 14 than a day earlier, but details on the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant remained unclear ahead of the Lunar New Year travel season later this month. Read More

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