Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amid blackouts and scarce food, Cuba protests rattle 'cradle' of the Revolution
By Dave Sherwood and Alien Fernandez SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Reuters) - A crowd swarms the steps of a small state-run market on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba's second-largest city, sweating and shouting, ...
Mar 27, 2024
Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Organised crime rings who fuelled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a globa...
Mar 27, 2024
Several dead in coach crash on eastern German motorway
BERLIN (Reuters) - Several people were killed and more injured in a coach crash on a motorway near the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday, police said. "Several people were fatally injured in...
Mar 27, 2024
Finnish unions extend strikes over labour reforms by another week
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's industrial, logistics and electrical workers have agreed to extend strikes in protest against planned labour market reforms to a fourth week, the head of trade union ass...
Mar 27, 2024
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia recovers $11 million lost in system glitch
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has recovered more than three-quarters of the $14 million it lost when a software glitch earlier this month allowed customers to wit...
Mar 27, 2024
Bondholder group 'firmly opposes' China developer Shimao's debt revamp proposal
By Clare Jim and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) - A group of major bondholders of defaulted Chinese developer Shimao Group said on Wednesday it "firmly opposes" the firm's proposal to revamp $11.5 billion...
Mar 27, 2024
Fast-fashion retailer H&M delayed some campaigns due to Red Sea crisis
By Helen Reid and Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - H&M, the world's second-biggest listed fashion retailer, postponed the start of some Spring/Summer campaigns to adjust to shipping delays caused by...
Mar 27, 2024
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD targets 20% jump in annual sales
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD set a 3.6 million sales target for 2024, up 20% from its record-breaking sales last year, China Business Network (CBN) reported on Wednesday. The...
Mar 27, 2024
EU's top court rejects Amazon's request to suspend EU tech rules' ad clause
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court on Wednesday said it had rejected a request by Amazon to suspend its obligation to make an advertisement repository publicly available. (Reporting b...
Mar 27, 2024
Moderna secures $750 million from Blackstone Life Sciences to develop flu shots
(Reuters) -Moderna said on Wednesday it has entered into an agreement with private equity firm Blackstone's life science investment platform for a funding of $750 million to develop its mRNA flu vacci...
Mar 27, 2024
