Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France aims to curb jobless benefits with link to job market strength
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) - The French government plans to rein in unemployment benefits when the jobless rate is less than 9% under a plan presented on Monday that aims to tackle staff sho...
Nov 21, 2022
UK watchdog warns share trading apps not to encourage ‘gambling’
LONDON (Reuters) - Stock trading apps should review their features to ensure that investors are not tempted into "gambling-like" behaviour, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Monday. The wa...
Nov 21, 2022
Cyber as important as missile defences – ex-NATO general
By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) - A cyber attack on the German ports of Bremerhaven or Hamburg would severely impede NATO efforts to send military reinforcements to allies, retired U.S. General Ben...
Nov 21, 2022
New desalination plant points towards Morocco’s drought response
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) - People in Agadir see their new desalination plant as a model to mitigate Morocco's years-long drought that has parched cities and impoverished farmers, but plans ...
Nov 21, 2022
Uganda to send 1,000 troops to Congo as part of regional force
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's army said on Monday it will send 1,000 troops to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of this month to join a regional force mandated to help end decades o...
Nov 21, 2022
Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ under pressure to deliver on battlefield after retreat
By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's leading war hawks rallied behind the humiliating decision for Moscow's forces to retreat from the Ukrainian city of Kherson this month, ...
Nov 21, 2022
Merck to Acquire Imago BioSciences for $1.35 billion
(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it would acquire Imago BioSciences for a total equity value of $1.35 billion. (Reporting by Raghav Mahobe in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
Nov 21, 2022
Newer parties could make gains in Nepal’s election, analysts say
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Results from Nepal's parliamentary elections held over the weekend began to emerge on Monday, with political analysts saying more established parties could lose s...
Nov 21, 2022
Buses set on fire in South Africa’s Cape Town as taxi strike starts
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Two buses were set on fire on Monday in South Africa's Cape Town as local taxi associations embarked on a two-day strike to protest against a termination of an incentive program....
Nov 21, 2022
British schoolgirl who joined IS likely trafficking victim, court told
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the UK government's decision to take away her citizenship, with her law...
Nov 21, 2022
