Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK Vauxhall factory gets new lease of life with electric vehicles
LONDON (Reuters) - The Vauxhall car factory in northwest England will get a 100-million pound investment to produce electric vehicles, owner Stellantis said on Tuesday, the second positive news for Br...
Jul 06, 2021
Global corporate tax overhaul faces rocky road to completion
By Leigh Thomas and Andrea Shalal PARIS (Reuters) - A long road strewn with potential political pitfalls lies ahead for countries seeking to end a race to the bottom on international corporate tax, ev...
Jul 06, 2021
Dutch populist Wilders’ discrimination conviction upheld by Supreme Court
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the discrimination conviction of politician Geert Wilders for insulting Moroccans as a group, in a legal defeat for the far-right populi...
Jul 06, 2021
Barclays nabs UBS banker Tan to lead Singapore private bank
ZURICH (Reuters) - Barclays has appointed Evonne Tan, the head of private banking for UBS in Singapore, the British bank said on Tuesday, as it seeks to build upon its corporate and investment banking...
Jul 06, 2021
Rescue boat with hundreds of migrants on board asks EU to find it a port
ROME (Reuters) - A charity group asked the European Union on Tuesday to find a port where it can dock to disembark hundreds of migrants it has rescued in the central Mediterranean over recent days. So...
Jul 06, 2021
Mortgage-focused software startup Blend seeks $4 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Mortgage software platform Blend Labs Inc said on Tuesday it was targeting a valuation of nearly $4 billion in its initial public offering in the United States, as it seeks to raise up to ...
Jul 06, 2021
Indonesia readies more medical options for worst-case coronavirus scenario
By Stanley Widianto and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has prepared backup medical facilities for a worst-case scenario where daily coronavirus infections reach 40,000 to 50,000, an of...
Jul 06, 2021
Exclusive-Egypt’s competition authority approves cement quotas, document says
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's competition authority has approved a request by 23 cement makers to reduce production temporarily to help reduce a glut in output, setting a baseline cut at 10...
Jul 06, 2021
Pope is walking and eating, tests good after surgery- Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis' progress following intestinal surgery is going normally, and he slept well and got up to walk, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The results of routine tests were good...
Jul 06, 2021
No survivors in Russian An-26 plane crash – reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - None of the 28 people on board a Russian An-26 plane have survived its crash on Tuesday in the country's far east, Interfax and RIA news agencies quoted sources in the rescue servic...
Jul 06, 2021
