A unit of SoftBank Group-backed Indian ride-hailing company Ola will buy Amsterdam-based electric scooter company Etergo as part of its plan to locally build electric vehicles (EVs), the company said on Wednesday.

Partner Communications , Israel's second-largest mobile phone operator, reported a 400% jump in quarterly profit, and said it did not expect the coronavirus to have a "significant harmful" effect on its second quarter results.

Japan's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Group Inc, said on Wednesday it is withdrawing earnings guidance for the year ending December as the coronavirus outbreak hammers client spending.

Britons spent a record 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) online buying groceries during a four week period in April and May as they shunned supermarket trips during the coronavirus lockdown, industry data showed on Wednesday.

Doorstep lender Provident Financial Plc said on Wednesday tighter underwriting rules led to a drop in business volumes in April, while adding that it saw signs of a modest recovery in May.

Japan's largest ad agency, Dentsu Group Inc, said on Wednesday it is withdrawing earnings guidance for the year ending December as the coronavirus outbreak hammers client spending. (Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

Doorstep lender Provident Financial Plc said on Wednesday tighter underwriting rules led to a drop in business volumes in April, although it added that it saw signs of a modest recovery in May.

Australian police have dropped their investigation of a News Corp journalist over the disclosure of a national security document in 2018, citing a lack of evidence.

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A French consortium said on Wednesday that it was stepping up its previously announced plans for a saliva-based screening test to detect COVID-19, by joining up with medical laboratory and diagnostics group INOVIE.