Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Colonial wine from new, authoritarian bottles’: Hong Kong re-tools sedition law
By Greg Torode and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a s...
Jan 11, 2022
Ugandan novelist, critic of president, charged with communications offences
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - A prominent Ugandan writer and critic of long-ruling leader Yoweri Museveni has been charged with communications offences related to tweets critical of the pre...
Jan 11, 2022
Kremlin critic designated a ‘foreign agent’ flees Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian satirical writer and Kremlin critic Viktor Shenderovich said on Tuesday he had left Russia fearing that a criminal case for slander would be opened against him after his des...
Jan 11, 2022
S.Korean air force pilot killed after fighter jet crashes
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean air force pilot was killed on Tuesday after his F-5E fighter jet crashed in a mountain south of the capital Seoul apparently due to engine failure, the...
Jan 11, 2022
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank fall after Cerberus share sale
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank opened lower on Tuesday after the U.S. investor Cerberus sold holdings in the two lenders. Deutsche Bank opened 1.8% lower, while Commerzb...
Jan 11, 2022
Tesla sold 70,847 China-made vehicles in December – CPCA
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc sold 70,847 China-made vehicles in December, including 245 for export, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Tuesday. CPCA said p...
Jan 11, 2022
M&S was Britain’s fastest growing food retailer in Christmas quarter – NielsenIQ
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer was Britain's fastest growing food retailer in the key Christmas quarter, market researcher NielsenIQ said on Tuesday, providing further evidence that...
Jan 11, 2022
Spain’s PharmaMar says potential COVID-19 treatment shows efficacy against Omicron
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's PharmaMar said on Tuesday trials made in vitro and on animals showed its Plitidepsin drug had positive antiviral effects on the variants of COVID-19, including Omicron. The ...
Jan 11, 2022
Marketmind: Where will it end?
A look at the day ahead from Sujata Rao. Did retail investors save the day? The Nasdaq, which fell more than 2% at one point on Monday managed to close in positive territory, as bargain hunters swept ...
Jan 11, 2022
Tennis-Tomic says he’ll ‘test positive in two days’ during Australian Open qualifier
By Courtney Walsh MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An ailing Bernard Tomic told the chair umpire during his Australian Open qualifying match on Tuesday that he would test positive for COVID-19 within days and la...
Jan 11, 2022
