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TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Virus cases surge in India and Japan tightens curbs Mon, 26th Apr 2021 10:46 (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. COMPANIES Nestle confirmed it is in talks to buy all or part of Bountiful Co from KKR & Co, following press reports. An acquisition could pre-empt a proposed initial public offering of Bountiful, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. KKR had been planning to value Bountiful at more than USD6 billion, according to a Bloomberg report in January which cited a person with knowledge of the matter. B...

London open: Stocks dip despite tentative moves to reopen international travel Mon, 26th Apr 2021 08:38 (Sharecast News) - Stocks are coming under a little bit of selling pressure at the start of trading on Monday as investors monitor the headlines out of Asia concerning the epidemic and its possible impact on economies. "The slow, but steady increase in Covid-19 cases across Asia, ex-India, is weighing on sentiment in early Asian trading. India's situation dominated the weekend press, but across Japan, South Korea and Thailand and others in between, Covid-19 is undermining confidence in cycl...

London midday: Travel stocks in the lead ahead of busy week for data, earnings Mon, 26th Apr 2021 11:49 (Sharecast News) - Stocks have turned around to trade higher after the head of the European Commission signaled that the European Union may open its borders to non-essential travel from the US by summer. Continuing growth in Covid-19 case numbers in India however were still dragging on sentiment. The number of new Covid-19 infections in India hit a fifth consecutive daily record on Monday of 352,991. "Meanwhile, the EU decision to allow US vaccinated travellers does highlight a gradual will...

Screenshot Oklahoma City Public Schools on Monday called on State Auditor Cindy Byrd to audit Santa Fe South Charter Schools. In a unanimous vote, the district’s Board of Education made the request following an hourlong executive session. State law says the state auditor “shall” fulfill the request and a spokesman for the state auditor’s office said Byrd had received the letter Tuesday. “The purpose of the special audit requested is to determine compliance with statutes, rules, policies and internal control procedures,” an OKCPS statement said. “In light of comments shared a...

Moves to offer exclusive online learning for pupils amid pandemic By Bulelwa Payi Share While schools continue to offer blended education in response to Covid-19, some private schools are now offering an online-only option. And the option has offered a cost relief to parents as it's far less than it would have been, according to financial experts. Curro, which has 15 physical schools in the province, announced in June 2020 that it would be offering an online-only school, as Covid-19 had changed the education landscape. An independent advisory firm AlphaWealth said its research found that t...