Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German cabinet hikes pandemic-related borrowing to 470 billion euros
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German cabinet approved a draft budget for next year with new debt of nearly 100 billion euros ($119 billion) to finance more COVID-19 measures, pushing up pandemic-related borr...
Jun 23, 2021
EU Commission approves Belgium’s 5.9 billion euro recovery plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Wednesday Belgium's 5.9 billion euro plan to recover from the pandemic and transform the economy to become greener and more digitalised in comi...
Jun 23, 2021
Agreement in principle reached over Suez Canal ship, says Stann Marine
ISMAILIA (Reuters) -A representative for the owners and insurers of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March on Wednesday said that an agreement in principle had been reached in a compe...
Jun 23, 2021
Olympics-China’s Sun not giving up hope of Olympic return
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's most decorated swimmer Sun Yang has vowed to "persist" with his career with an eye on the Paris Olympics after being ruled out of the Tokyo Games by a fou...
Jun 23, 2021
Britain plans sale of broadcaster Channel 4
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Conservative government said on Wednesday it was planning to sell Channel 4, launched 39 years ago as an edgy alternative to the BBC and ITV, to help secure ...
Jun 23, 2021
Britain will not demand Glasgow climate talks delegates be vaccinated against COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not require delegates attending November's international climate conference in Glasgow to have been vaccinated against COVID-19, an official responsible for organising ...
Jun 23, 2021
EU watchdog tells banks to have a 10-year climate plan
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in the European Union must have a 10-year plan spelling out how they will deal with environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to their bottom line, the blo...
Jun 23, 2021
Pro-Beijing media in Hong Kong denounce ‘traitor’ Jimmy Lai
By Sharon Abratique HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-Beijing newspapers have ramped up criticism of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, with illustrations portraying him as a "dog-like animal" and a shoe-shiner d...
Jun 23, 2021
Britney Spears gets her day in court, but what will she say?
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears speaks on Wednesday to the Los Angeles judge who oversees control of her personal and business affairs in an increasingly controversial 13-year ...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. senator presses Amazon, Google on Matter smart-home effort
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google need to offer more details about how their smart-home devices and virtual assistants will support competition and user privacy, U.S....
Jun 23, 2021
