Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Columbia University to pay $12.5 million to settle COVID-19 refund claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia University agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit by students who claimed it failed to refund fees when it moved classes online in the spring...
Nov 24, 2021
Death toll English channel might still rise after migrant boat accident
PARIS (Reuters) - The death toll after a boat with migrants sunk in the English channel, which was initially reported at five by French media, could still rise as some more migrants were in a poor con...
Nov 24, 2021
Soccer-Toronto name Bradley as head coach
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto FC named Bob Bradley as head coach and sporting director on Wednesday in hopes one of the most successful coaches in the history of North American soccer can help turnaroun...
Nov 24, 2021
Bundesbank chief sees upside risks to inflation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - As Europe's labour markets tighten, workers will be increasingly in a position to demand higher wages, raising the risk of persistently high inflation, Bundesbank President Jens ...
Nov 24, 2021
Slovakia follows Austria into lockdown amid record surge in COVID cases
By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -Slovakia's government followed the example of neighbouring Austria on Wednesday and ordered a two-week lockdown to quell the world's fastest rise in ...
Nov 24, 2021
Rugby-England set to host 2025 women’s World Cup, Australia to get men’s event in 2027
LONDON (Reuters) - England is set to host the 2025 women's Rugby World Cup and Australia the 2027 men's tournament after both countries were listed as the "preferred candidates" on Wednesday in a new ...
Nov 24, 2021
Analysis – Erdogan unbowed by critics, leaving little stopping lira’s collapse
By Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Little stands in the way of Turkey's currency collapse expanding into a deeper economic crisis after President Tayyip Erdogan ignored appeals, ev...
Nov 24, 2021
Analysis – Free-falling lira puts Turkey in balance of payments danger
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - A big fall in Turkey's lira is hardly rare these days, but the currency's precipitous 20% plunge over the last week is ramping up risks of a balance of payments crisis...
Nov 24, 2021
Germany’s new government to nix Nazi-era abortion law
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's new government plans to do away with a Nazi-era law that forbids doctors from providing information about abortions and that has long been criticized for creating hurdles ...
Nov 24, 2021
Italy to discuss KKR’s move on TIM after binding bid, minister says
MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian government will discuss KKR's proposed takeover on Telecom Italia (TIM) when the U.S. fund makes a binding proposal, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesd...
Nov 24, 2021
