Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French watchdog fines Google 100 million euros for breaching cookies rules
PARIS (Reuters) - French data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet's Google 100 million euros ($121 million) for breaching rules on online trackers (cookies). The CNIL said in ...
Dec 10, 2020
UK GDP growth slows in October as COVID hit services
By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery almost ground to a halt in October against a backdrop of rising coronavirus cases that dealt a blow to the hospitality s...
Dec 10, 2020
Used car platform AUTO1 drives for growth at Autohero retail arm
By Douglas Busvine and Nadine Schimroszik BERLIN (Reuters) - German used-car trading platform AUTO1 will ramp up direct auto sales to consumers next year, co-founder and CEO Christian Bertermann told ...
Dec 10, 2020
South Korea investigates fatal crash of Tesla Model X
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police are examining a Tesla Inc electric car after its driver told police it went out of control and crashed into a wall killing a passenger and injuring two other peop...
Dec 10, 2020
Blaze in Spanish squatted abandoned building kills at least two
MADRID (Reuters) - A blaze in a squatted abandoned industrial building in Badalona, a Barcelona suburb, left at least two people dead, the local firefighters said on Thursday, adding that they were st...
Dec 10, 2020
Gates Foundation pledges $250 million more for battle against COVID-19
(Reuters) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday pledged an additional $250 million to support the development of low-cost and easier to deliver treatments and vaccines against COVID-19. ...
Dec 10, 2020
Europe, U.S. should say ‘no’ to China’s ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy – EU envoy
BEIJING (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States should work together to stand up to coercive Chinese diplomacy and coordinate with other countries in the region on the disputed South Chin...
Dec 10, 2020
Chinese mystery box maker Pop Mart rakes in millions from millennial fans
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Taking pride of place in 28-year-old Beijing lawyer Wu Ge's bedroom are dozens of small figurines displayed on clear plastic shelves with desig...
Dec 10, 2020
TUI slumps to a three billion euros loss during the pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - TUI Group, the world's biggest holiday company, posted a loss of 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) in the 12 months ended on Sept. 30, as the pandemic stopped travel and forced it to s...
Dec 10, 2020
Factbox – Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - South Korea scrambled to build hospital beds in shipping containers and Japan said it would buy over 10,000 deep freezers to store vaccines, while health regulators in the United States an...
Dec 10, 2020
