Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Comcast names Dana Strong as Sky CEO
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp on Wednesday named Dana Strong as chief executive officer of Sky Group, replacing Jeremy Darroch who will step down from his role after 13 years. Strong, who is currently pres...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
Slow vaccine rollout stokes tensions among EU states
By John Chalmers and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Frustration over the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has sparked tensions within the European Union, echoing disarray within the bloc at...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
Myanmar police arrest nearly 100 Rohingya in raid on house
By Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar police arrested nearly 100 ethnic Rohingya on Wednesday after raiding a house in the commercial capital of Yangon, police and local media said. Photos publis...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
EU should share vaccines with Balkan neighbours, 13 governments say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should send coronavirus vaccines to its Balkan neighbours and do more to combat the virus in Ukraine, 13 of the EU's foreign ministers said in a joint letter to...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
Ford fourth-quarter U.S. auto sales fall 9.8%
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Corp on Wednesday posted a 9.8% fall in quarterly U.S. auto sales, partly hurt by lower truck sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. The No.2. U.S. automaker sold 542,749 vehicles ...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
Exclusive: Italy could take on $17 billion in UniCredit bad loans to ease MPS deal – sources
By Pamela Barbaglia and Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's government is working on a plan to take on about 14 billion euros ($17.27 billion) of UniCredit's non-performing loans to make a deal for...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
Portugal’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record
LISBON (Reuters) - The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Portugal, a nation of just over 10 million people, reached a record high of 10,027 on Wednesday, as the country prepares to approve an extensio...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
Timeline: How the EU filled its basket in COVID-19 shopping spree
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union (EU) has conducted a monthslong shopping spree to secure vaccines to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. The following is a timeline of its strategy. CONTRACTS FOR AL...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
Peru and Bolivia see hospitals overflow, cases rise as fears of second wave grow
By Monica Machicao and Maria Cervantes LA PAZ/LIMA (Reuters) - The critical-care wards of major hospitals in Peru and Bolivia stand at or near collapse after end-of-year holidays, reflecting wider reg...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021
English school exams cancelled after COVID-19 disruption
LONDON (Reuters) - Schoolchildren in England will not sit formal exams this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, education minister Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday, with teachers to assess student...
Syndicated Content Jan 06, 2021




