Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nepal’s top court removes most of cabinet in blow to caretaker PM
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Supreme Court delivered a fresh blow to embattled communist Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli by removing 20 recently appointed ministers, pending a ruling on...
Jun 23, 2021
Britain’s Persimmon, Aviva concede measures over ground rent, lease terms
(Reuters) - Housebuilder Persimmon and insurer Aviva have agreed to measures suggested by Britain's competition regulator as part of its long-running investigation into possible mis-selling of leaseho...
Jun 23, 2021
Irish govt to sell down part of 13.9% Bank of Ireland holding
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government will begin to sell down part of its 13.9% shareholding in Bank of Ireland over the next six months, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said in Wednesday, marking ...
Jun 23, 2021
UK homebuilder Berkeley flags hit to London transaction levels
(Reuters) - British homebuilder Berkeley Group Holdings said on Wednesday transaction levels in London have been impacted by pandemic-related restrictions, after reporting a rise in annual profit spur...
Jun 23, 2021
North Korea’s currency, commodity markets in turmoil as borders stay closed – reports
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Currency exchange rates and commodity prices appear to be wildly fluctuating in North Korea as a resumption in major trade with China hasn't materialised, media reports...
Jun 23, 2021
China Huarong International says it repaid maturing dollar bond
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Huarong International Holdings Ltd, an offshore arm of Chinese bad debt giant China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd, said on Wednesday it had repaid a maturing dollar bond o...
Jun 23, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s STC Pay gains digital banking licence
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Telecom's STC Pay business will be converted into a digital bank with paid-up capital of 2.5 billion riyals ($666.7 million) after Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved licenses for ...
Jun 23, 2021
ByteDance rival Kuaishou’s global monthly users reached 1 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - ByteDance rival Kuaishou Technology, a short video app developer, has reached a total of 1 billion global monthly active users, Kuaishou chief excutive Su Hua said in a statement o...
Jun 23, 2021
Refinitiv Eikon information service hit by outage
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Refinitiv Eikon and a number of related products experienced an outage on Wednesday, the data and analytics provider told customers, the second such issue in jus...
Jun 23, 2021
Afghan hospital burns after attack; Taliban seize border post in north
KABUL (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban fighters fired a rocket into a hospital in Afghanistan on Wednesday, sparking a blaze that caused extensive damage and destroyed COVID-19 vaccines though there were...
Jun 23, 2021
