Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indian telecom firms fall as court dismisses plea on fee owed to government
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Shares of top Indian telecom companies Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea Ltd dropped on Friday after the country's Supreme Court rejected their appeal to correct errors in adju...
Jul 23, 2021
EU seeks two-month delay in talks on Hungary recovery plan -PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The European Union is seeking a two-month delay in talks on Hungary's pandemic recovery plan, with funding likely to be delayed over contested issues as part of an "ideological wa...
Jul 23, 2021
Tajikistan says it’s ready to take in up to 100,000 Afghan refugees
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan is preparing to take in up to 100,000 refugees from neighbouring Afghanistan where fighting has escalated as United States-led troops withdraw, a senior Tajik official ...
Jul 23, 2021
KPMG’s banking audits not up to scratch, says UK watchdog
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -KPMG's audits of banks needed improvements for the third year running and the accounting firm will be closely monitored, Britain's auditing watchdog said on Friday in it...
Jul 23, 2021
UK ‘pingdemic’ plans could cover 10,000 workers, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British plans to roll out daily contact testing within the food chain to prevent workers from having to isolate when 'pinged' by the COVID-19 app could cover up to 10,000 people, th...
Jul 23, 2021
Hungary to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare workers -PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government has decided to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare workers as part of efforts to contain the pandemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public...
Jul 23, 2021
Vodafone posts 3.3% rise in Q1 revenue as Europe returns to growth
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile operator Vodafone reported a better-than-expected 3.3% rise in first-quarter service revenue on Friday, including a one-off gain of around 1.0 percentage point following COVI...
Jul 23, 2021
Myanmar to use Chinese vaccines to fight COVID-19 in border area
(Reuters) - China is delivering two million COVID-19 vaccine shots to Myanmar this week to help fight a growing outbreak in the border area, officials said, as a spike in infections in the Southeast A...
Jul 23, 2021
Car chip shortage to abate, smartphones could be next: industry execs
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - The semiconductor shortage that has gripped the world could last well into 2022 and hit smartphone production next, foreshadowing deficient sup...
Jul 23, 2021
Once its strength, water now threatens Germany
By John O'Donnell and Tom Sims BAD MUENSTEREIFEL, Germany (Reuters) - Bad Muenstereifel's transformation from picturesque but sleepy German tourist town into an outlet shopping centre put it on the ma...
Jul 23, 2021
