Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czech opposition groups plan coalition agreement by Nov 8
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Two Czech opposition groups that won a combined majority in a lower house election last weekend will aim to have a coalition agreement ready to sign by Nov. 8 when the new parliamen...
Oct 13, 2021
Irish regulator proposes 36 million euro Facebook privacy fine -document
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has proposed fining Facebook up to 36 million euros in one of more than a dozen probes it has opened into the social media giant, accordin...
Oct 13, 2021
France to extend COVID-19 state of emergency until July 31, government says
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will ask lawmakers to extend its pandemic state of emergency until July 31 next year to deal with the continuing coronavirus crisis, spokesman Gabriel Attal sai...
Oct 13, 2021
‘Virtually painless’ needle-free injections developed in Netherlands
By Esther Verkaik AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Researchers in the Netherlands are developing laser technology to enable "virtually painless" injections without needles in what they call a breakthrough that w...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. becomes largest bitcoin mining centre following China ban
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The United States has overtaken China to account for the largest share of the world's bitcoin mining, data published on Wednesday by the UK's Cambridge Centre for Alternative Fin...
Oct 13, 2021
Corporate travel startup TripActions raises $275 million, valued at $7.25 billion
(Reuters) - U.S. corporate travel and expense tech startup TripActions on Wednesday said it raised $275 million at a valuation of $7.25 billion, its second major fund raising event announced this year...
Oct 13, 2021
Apple warns of cybercrime risks if EU forces it to allow others’ software
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple on Wednesday ramped up its criticism of EU draft rules that would force it to allow users to install software from outside its App Store, citing the risks po...
Oct 13, 2021
Analysis-Debt ceiling crises sharpen scrutiny of U.S. safe-haven status
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. debt ceiling wrangles and the euro's growing dominance of bond issuance linked to environmental or sustainability goals could start to chip away at Treasuri...
Oct 13, 2021
Italy divided as mandatory workplace COVID pass looms
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - COVID-19 health passes will be mandatory for all workers in Italy from Friday, a measure that some politicians, unions and businesses fear will cause shortages and di...
Oct 13, 2021
Spain to more than halve subsidy for firms specialised in letting property
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government will slash the fiscal subsidy it provides to companies specialised in renting out properties to 40% in 2022, more than halving the current rate of 85%, Budget Min...
Oct 13, 2021
