Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK government awards 167 million stg funding for clean technology projects
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Monday it will award 167 million pounds ($236 million) of funding to help accelerate clean technology and energy efficiency projects in heavy industri...
May 24, 2021
Tennis-Confident Tsitsipas heads to Paris with ‘best’ Slam preparation
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas is brimming with confidence and will be heading to Roland Garros this week with his best Grand Slam preparation after picking up his seventh ATP...
May 24, 2021
Italy’s Antitrust fines Ryanair 4.2 million euros for not refunding passengers
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority fined Ryanair 4.2 million euros ($5.12 million) for not refunding costumers for flights cancelled after June 2020 due to the COVID-19 emergency, the watch...
May 24, 2021
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
(Reuters) - Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing on Monday for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in a Feb.1 coup, her lawyer...
May 24, 2021
Cineworld reports strong opening weekend in UK on ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ buzz
(Reuters) - Cineworld said on Monday its UK cinemas attracted more people than expected in its first weekend of reopening, as "Peter Rabbit 2" attracted crowds after months of coronavirus lockdown. Th...
May 24, 2021
Pressure to accept China vaccines intensifies as Taiwan battles COVID surge
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A surge in domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan after months of relative safety is intensifying pressure on the government to accept vaccines from China, as the island has vaccinated j...
May 24, 2021
Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - A Belarusian university in Vilnius on Monday said its student Sofia Sapega, 23, who was travelling with journalist Roman Protasevich, had also been detained when t...
May 24, 2021
Crypto recovery stalls as miners eye exits
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies fought to find a footing on Monday after even weekend cheerleading from Tesla boss Elon Musk seemed unable offset selling pressure from spooked investors or nerv...
May 24, 2021
Taiwan reports further increase in domestic COVID-19 cases
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported 590 new domestic COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 256 cases added to the totals for days over the past week or so as it continues to readjust its infection number...
May 24, 2021
U.S. pot sellers stash cash as banks leave them high and dry
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - The U.S. cannabis business has a very particular cashflow problem -- too much of it. Marijuana can be sold legally in 36 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) for ...
May 24, 2021
