Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Militant attacks force 570,000 to flee homes in northern Mozambique, president says
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Militants have forced 570,000 people to flee their homes in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province, President Filipe Nyusi said on Wednesday, vowing to defeat insurgents who st...
Dec 16, 2020
Germany’s Ifo institute cuts 2021 GDP growth forecast to 4.2%
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Ifo institute expects Europe's largest economy to recover less strongly than expected next year as a stricter lockdown to contain a second wave of infections in the COVID-...
Dec 16, 2020
“Still an ocean apart” on fisheries in UK trade talks – EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Agreeing fishing rights is the main sticking point now in EU-UK trade talks, an official in the bloc's hub Brussels said on Wednesday. They spoke after EU chief executive said EU ...
Dec 16, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan, EU’s Michel discussed EU summit in call
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan told European Council President Charles Michel in a call that Turkey wants to build its future with the EU, calling for Ankara and the bloc to move on from ...
Dec 16, 2020
Malaysia invokes emergency to stop by-elections as COVID-19 cases rise
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to stop by-elections in two constituencies scheduled for next month, as the country grapples with a spike in c...
Dec 16, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Leader holds first function since health rumours – state media
(Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held his first public function on Wednesday since rumours surfaced of his deteriorating health, Iranian state media reported. Khamenei met orga...
Dec 16, 2020
Euro zone economy performed better than expected in Dec. but still shrank: PMI
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economy performed much better than expected this month - although it still contracted slightly - as a second wave of coronavirus infections and renew...
Dec 16, 2020
Cathay Pacific expects second-half loss to be ‘significantly higher’ than in first-half
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it expects a "significantly higher" second-half loss than its record first-half loss, driven by low demand, restructuring ch...
Dec 16, 2020
China regulator says should consider digital tax for large data firms
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China should consider imposing a digital tax on technology companies that hold copious amounts of user data, a securities watchdog official was quoted as saying by Beijing...
Dec 16, 2020
BP takes majority stake in U.S. carbon offset firm Finite Carbon
LONDON (Reuters) - BP has acquired a majority stake in the largest U.S. carbon offset developer, Finite Carbon, the oil major said on Wednesday, as part of its climate goals and to develop a new reven...
Dec 16, 2020
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