Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Anger in Marseille after French government orders COVID bar closures
PARIS (Reuters) - Civic leaders in Marseille reacted with anger on Thursday to the closure of the city's bars and restaurants, saying they had not been consulted by the French government which ordered...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
German business morale brightens despite coronavirus resurgence
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - German business morale improved for the fifth month in a row in September, a survey showed on Thursday, in a further sign that Europe's largest economy is enjoyi...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
EU watchdog calls for tax data sharing powers to combat fraud
LONDON (Reuters) - Securities and tax regulators should have new powers to share information for cracking down on fraudulent tax reclaim schemes, the European Union's markets watchdog said on Thursday...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
A Hong Kong protester’s farewell note and failed escape
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Wong Wai-yin's wife feared the worst after reading his short farewell letter. "I am sorry and thanks for accompanying me throughout the years," t...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
‘We’re a tech company’: Russia’s Sberbank bets big on strategy shift
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sberbank , Russia's dominant lender, is planning one of the biggest reinventions in its 179-year history as it seeks to join the likes of Apple and Google in the...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask la...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
Russia to supply 17 more countries with COVID-19 drug Avifavir
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's sovereign wealth fund and its partner Chemrar will supply the COVID-19 drug Avifavir to 17 additional countries, the fund said in a statement on Thursday. Avifavir gained a...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
Russia reports 6,595 new coronavirus cases, 149 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 6,595 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily increase since July 12. The authorities said 149 more people had died, bringing the o...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
EU says Belarus’ Lukashenko not legitimate president
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko is not the legitimate president of Belarus, the European Union said on Thursday, saying his abrupt swearing-in on Wednesday went dir...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020
Ryanair to put UK staff on unpaid leave if furlough scheme dropped: CEO
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair will put unneeded British staff on unpaid leave if the UK government does not provide a "proper" furlough scheme, Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Thursday, as ...
Syndicated Content Sep 24, 2020




