Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slow shift from Libor for U.S. business loans ‘concerning’: industry group
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. banks have been slow to offer non-financial firms alternatives to Libor rates for business loans, leaving many companies unprepared for the upcoming end of th...
Mar 22, 2021
EU will be flexible on Northern Ireland if UK moves: Ireland’s Coveney
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Union is willing to offer Britain flexibility in the implementation of trade rules governing Northern Ireland if London produces a "detailed road map" of its plans for ...
Mar 22, 2021
Turkey logs 22,216 new COVID-19 cases, highest since mid-December
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey recorded 22,216 new coronavirus cases in a period of 24 hours, the highest daily number since mid-December, health ministry data showed on Monday, as cases continue to rise...
Mar 22, 2021
Big fashion companies lag behind on green targets
By Victoria Waldersee and Silvia Aloisi (Reuters) - The 15 largest listed fashion companies are lagging behind when it comes to meeting the social and environmental targets of the Paris climate agreem...
Mar 22, 2021
Nigeria suspends Emirates flights over COVID-19 tests
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria suspended the airline Emirates from flying into or out of its territory last week after the carrier imposed additional COVID-19 test requirements on passengers from the count...
Mar 22, 2021
Four migrants die in truck accident in Croatia
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Four migrants died and 10 were severely injured in a traffic accident of a truck on a highway in eastern Croatia, state news agency Hina said on Monday citing police sources. The dr...
Mar 22, 2021
Microsoft to allow more employees at its headquarters from March 29
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would start allowing more employees to work from its headquarters in Redmond, Washington and nearby campuses from March 29. Employees working at Redmond si...
Mar 22, 2021
France to summon Chinese envoy over threats, insults
PARIS (Reuters) -France's foreign ministry has summoned China's ambassador over repeated insults and threats aimed at French lawmakers and a researcher, its spokeswoman said on Monday. "After the mult...
Mar 22, 2021
Turkish court sentences Demirtas to jail for insulting president: lawyer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Monday sentenced Selahattin Demirtas, the jailed former co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), to 3-1/2 years in jail for insulting the p...
Mar 22, 2021
Brazil’s February federal tax revenue rises to record $23 billion
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal tax revenue rose in February to its highest on record for that month, the revenue service said on Monday, boosted by strong growth in corporate ...
Mar 22, 2021
