Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German Finance Minister Scholz says global tax reform “will happen very quickly”
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he does not expect hurdles to moving ahead with a planned global tax reform at a G20 meeting in Venice thi...
Jul 07, 2021
Ever Given container ship under way for departure from Suez Canal- Reuters witness
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The Ever Given container ship was under way on Wednesday as it started its departure from the Suez Canal more than three months after blocking the waterway, a Reuters witne...
Jul 07, 2021
German COVID-19 cases rise again after two months of decline
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in Germany ticked up again on Wednesday after more than two months of steady decline, according to official data. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for...
Jul 07, 2021
Ukraine prepares sanctions against Belarus officials
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government will propose on Wednesday to introduce personal sanctions against Belarusian officials involved in "falsifying" the results of the 2020 presidential election, a d...
Jul 07, 2021
Rescuers search for 27 missing after Japan landslides
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rescuers in Japan were searching on Wednesday for 27 people still missing after heavy rain triggered landslides in the seaside city of Atami four days ago, killing seven people. With...
Jul 07, 2021
China regulator fined internet platforms including Didi for illegal merger deals
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's market regulator said on Wednesday it has fined a number of internet companies including Didi Chuxing, Tencent and Alibaba for failing to report earlier merger and acquisit...
Jul 07, 2021
Zambian ex-president Kaunda’s burial begins despite court challenge
LUSAKA (Reuters) - The burial of Zambia's founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, started on Wednesday despite a court challenge by one of his sons against his burial site. Kaunda ruled Zambia from 1964, ...
Jul 07, 2021
Meet Jellyfishbot, the robot that likes to eat sea trash
By Noemie Olive CASSIS, France (Reuters) - Tourists visiting the picturesque port at Cassis, southern France, often see an unedifying sight: plastic bags, discarded drinks bottles, and even used surgi...
Jul 07, 2021
Belgian-Congolese chef opens Senegal’s first artisan chocolate shop
By Cooper Inveen DAKAR (Reuters) - Forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to abandon plans to open a restaurant, Danuta Nganko, a Belgian-Congolese chef in Senegal's capital Dakar, settled instead on an even...
Jul 07, 2021
Indonesia reports record COVID-19 deaths of more than 1,000
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Wednesday 34,379 new coronavirus infections and 1,040 new deaths, both daily records, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. It was the third con...
Jul 07, 2021
