Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: Lebanon hands its undocumented a win – but little work
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lebanon has for the first time eased restrictions on thousands of undocumented workers - but advocates say the long-awaited move fails to protect ...
Dec 16, 2021
Accenture revenue forecast tops estimates on cloud, security services demand
(Reuters) -IT consulting firm Accenture Plc forecast better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Thursday after its first-quarter top-line expanded by 27%, riding a digital transformation wave with...
Dec 16, 2021
Turkish central bank rate cuts send lira to new record low
LONDON (Reuters) -Turkey's central bank cut its policy rate again as expected by 100 basis points to 14% on Thursday despite inflation soaring above 21%, sending the lira to a fresh record low. Below ...
Dec 16, 2021
Soccer-Salernitana risk expulsion from Serie A after no new buyer found
(Reuters) - Salernitana are in danger of being removed from Italy's Serie A after no acceptable offers were made in a forced sale of the club. Originally owned by Lazio president Claudio Lotito, the I...
Dec 16, 2021
Queen Elizabeth cancels pre-Christmas lunch as COVID cases soar
LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth has cancelled a pre-Christmas lunch with her family as a precaution while cases of COVID-19 soar in Britain, a Buckingham Palace source said. "The decision is a preca...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. records most hurricane-force gusts in a single day
(Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday registered the highest number of hurricane-force gusts on record in a single day, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, days after one of the deadliest to...
Dec 16, 2021
Exclusive-Facebook to win conditional EU nod for Kustomer buy, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Facebook is set to gain EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Kustomer after offering remedies that allow rival products to function with those of the U.S. c...
Dec 16, 2021
UK likely to see reliable data on Omicron in January, says health official
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will most likely only have reliable data on the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in early January and possibly in the week between Christmas and New Year, a lea...
Dec 16, 2021
Euro zone trade surplus smaller than expected in Oct
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's trade surplus with the rest of the world was much smaller than expected in October, data showed on Thursday, as the bloc's trade deficit in energy surged on higher...
Dec 16, 2021
Illumina blasts EU antitrust regulators over Grail deal scrutiny
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - U.S. life sciences company Illumina on Thursday criticised EU antitrust regulators for scrutinising its $8 billion cash-and-stock takeover of Grail even though t...
Dec 16, 2021
