Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chip shortage prompts production halt at Volvo Cars in Gothenburg
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Holding, will temporarily stop production at its Swedish plant in Gothenburg due to the shortage of semiconductor chips, it said on Wednesday. ...
Aug 11, 2021
Thai police say use of force necessary as protesters plan new rally
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police defended their use of force against protesters as a necessary public safety measure, as the capital Bangkok braced for more demonstrations on Wednesday to demand the pr...
Aug 11, 2021
Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 83% effective against Delta variant, health minister says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 83% effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, lower than previously thought, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on...
Aug 11, 2021
DeFi platform Poly Network reports hacking, loses estimated $600 million
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Poly Network, a decentralised finance platform, said it was hacked on Tuesday, losing an estimated $600 million according to reports of funds held in complicit wallets. The hack ...
Aug 11, 2021
Polish govt counting on majority for media reform, says spokesman
WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish government thinks it will have a majority to pass an amendment to the Broadcasting Act on Wednesday, a spokesman said, in a vote critics say is aimed at silencing Discove...
Aug 11, 2021
Factbox-Afghan cities taken over or contested by Taliban
(Reuters) -Taliban insurgents have made rapid advances across Afghanistan in recent months as U.S. and other foreign forces withdraw. Following is a list of provincial capitals that have fallen to, or...
Aug 11, 2021
The travel recovery has started, Britain’s Heathrow Airport says
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Heathrow Airport said that passenger numbers surged in July as the government eased travel restrictions and a recovery was underway, but warned that overall numbers were st...
Aug 11, 2021
Deliveroo reports doubling in gross order value in first half
LONDON (Reuters) - Food delivery company Deliveroo said the value of orders on its platform more than doubled in the first half, with no material impact from the wider reopening of restaurants in its ...
Aug 11, 2021
Analysis-Shoots of greenflation spring new challenges on portfolio managers
By Sujata Rao and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - From container ships to cardboard, tighter environmental regulations are stoking shortages and price spikes as 'greenflation' takes a grip, adding a n...
Aug 11, 2021
German train drivers to decide on further strikes next week -union
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's GDL train drivers' union will decide next week whether and when to continue its strike at rail operator Deutsche Bahn over wage talks, its chief Claus Weselsky told ZDF br...
Aug 11, 2021
