Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two smuggled Sumatran orangutans flown home from Thailand
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday, where they will undergo rehabilitation be...
Dec 17, 2020
Need a ventilator? Polish arms dealer has plenty
By Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) - When the coronavirus pandemic surged across Europe in April and hospitals were desperate for ventilators, Poland's government turned to an unlikely supplier: an arms d...
Dec 17, 2020
European new car sales drop by 13.5% y/y in November – ACEA
BERLIN (Reuters) - European car registrations dropped in November, declining for the second month in row, industry data showed on Thursday, as measures to restrict a second coronavirus wave hit sales ...
Dec 17, 2020
Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Ohio State falls at Purdue
Trevion Williams had 16 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists to lead Purdue to a 67-60 victory over No. 20 Ohio State in the teams' Big Ten opener on Wednesday in West Lafayette, Ind....
Dec 17, 2020
Top Toshiba investor calls for emergency shareholder meeting to investigate July AGM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's top investor has called for an emergency shareholders meeting to investigate an annual general meeting (AGM) that was held in July at which it says several shareholder...
Dec 17, 2020
Saudi economy shrinks 4.6% in third quarter as oil sector takes a hit
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's economy shrank more slowly in the third quarter as the government eased some coronavirus restrictions but the pandemic-hit oil sector continued to weigh on the broader...
Dec 17, 2020
United States hopes for trade deal with UK, Trump’s trade chief says – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States is hopeful of sealing a mini-trade deal with the United Kingdom to reduce tariffs, President Donald Trump's trade chief, Robert Lighthizer, told the BBC. Lighthize...
Dec 17, 2020
In rare move, Japan sells gold to fill budget hole
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has sold 80 tons of gold used for minting coins to another arm of the government to fund part of its huge stimulus package to combat the coronavirus crisis...
Dec 17, 2020
Chicago mayor ‘appalled’ by 2019 raid on Black woman after video is aired
(Reuters) - The mayor of Chicago said on Wednesday she was appalled by a 2019 police raid on the home of a Black woman, that was caught on video and aired this week, showing police handcuffing the nak...
Dec 17, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project – sources
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United States has warned Pacific island nations about security threats posed by a Chinese company's cut-price bid to build an undersea internet cable, two so...
Dec 17, 2020
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