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Vodafone's Czech subsidiary said on Monday it has been in talks with state-controlled CEZ utility regarding strategic cooperation, but did not confirm the discussions were about the possible sale of the unit as reported by a Czech newspaper.

(Corrects paragraph 14 to show Epic Games is not seeking damages in the UK and Australia) BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators after failing to make headway in a U.S. court in a dispute over the iPhone maker’s payment system on its App Store and control over apps downloads. The two companies have been locked in a legal dispute since August when the game maker tried to get around Apple’s 30% fee on s...

The European Union's executive wants Hungary to reform its public procurement laws to curb what it calls "systemic irregularities" before billions of euros from the EU pandemic recovery fund become available, according to an internal document seen by Reuters.

Microsoft Corp approached Pinterest Inc in recent months about a potential deal to acquire the $51 billion social media company, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the matter.

By Reuters Staff (Corrects to fix typo in paragraph 1) Feb 11 (Reuters) - Australia’s Newcrest Mining Ltd on Thursday posted an underlying half-year profit that nearly doubled as it benefitted from higher realised gold prices and a rise in production at its flagship mine in New South Wales. Underlying profit of the country’s largest listed gold miner rose to $553 million for the half year ended Dec. 31 from $280 million in the same period a year earlier. Realised gold prices were $1,826 per...

Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, is set to step down, sources said on Thursday, after setting off a social media firestorm with sexist comments about how women talk too much.

* BSP keeps RRP rate at record-low 2.0% * BSP says risks to inflation ‘broadly balanced’ * BSP sees 2021 inflation at 4%, cuts 2022 forecast MANILA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank kept its monetary policy settings steady on Thursday to support the country’s pandemic-hit economy, saying inflation is expected to remain elevated but manageable in the coming months. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) kept its overnight reverse repurchase facility rate at a record low of 2.0...

U.S. agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd posted a profit for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, but warned of weak earnings in its agribusiness segment due to lower contributions from oilseed processing and origination in Brazil.

By Reuters Staff (Repeats for additional subscribers, no change to text) PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Amundi Chief Executive Yves Perrier is stepping down after more than a decade running Europe’s largest fund manager and will be succeeded by his deputy Valérie Baudson, the group said on Friday. Perrier, who has led the French firm since its creation in a 2010 tie-up between the asset management arms of banking groups Credit Agricole and Societe Generale, announced his departure as the group re...

* GRAPHIC-Road to recovery: https://tmsnrt.rs/3a2QzLn (Adds analyst reaction, graphic)