Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French President Macron pledges more aid for Lebanon, including COVID vaccines
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Wednesday a further 100 million euros ($118.54 million) worth of emergency aid for Lebanon, and 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the...
Aug 04, 2021
Factbox-China’s key commodities targeted by Beijing’s recent measures
By Shivani Singh and Min Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) - As a key producer, importer and consumer of most of the world's major commodities, China is uniquely sensitive to sharp price rises or supply disrupt...
Aug 04, 2021
Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case begins final weeks of hearings in Canadian court
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is returning to a Canadian courtroom on Wednesday for the final weeks of her U.S. extradition hearings, as the lega...
Aug 04, 2021
Maria Kolesnikova, face of Belarus street protests, goes on trial
(Reuters) - Maria Kolesnikova, one of the leaders of mass street protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko last year, went on trial on Wednesday facing up to 12 years in prison on cha...
Aug 04, 2021
Australian regulator sues Mercedes for downplaying Takata air bag risks
(Corrects to say 4 mln airbags were identified for recall from 2018 onwards, not recalled, in paragraph 2) (Reuters) - Australia's consumer watchdog filed a court case on Wednesday against Mercedes-Be...
Aug 04, 2021
Germany plans insolvency waiver for flood disaster areas
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to introduce a waiver on bankruptcy filing for businesses affected by last month's devastating floods, the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. Parliament will have to ...
Aug 04, 2021
UK private-sector growth slows to weakest since March – PMI data
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British private-sector growth slowed sharply last month due to supply-chain bottlenecks and high worker absences prompted by COVID-19 isolation requirements, a clo...
Aug 04, 2021
Chesapeake Energy’s future muddied by executive departures, strategy shifts
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - When U.S. oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp emerged from bankruptcy in February, it touted to investors a clean balance sheet, a new board of directors and a promi...
Aug 04, 2021
Brazil retailers hunt for M&A deals to compete for e-commerce dominance
By Tatiana Bautzer August 4 (Reuters) - In March last year, Oziel da Silva Santos needed a new TV but with stores closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brazil's northern city of Belem, the 50-year ol...
Aug 04, 2021
U.S. to outfit border agents with body cameras in major oversight move
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change tha...
Aug 04, 2021
