Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Credit Suisse appoints new head of Italian private banking in expansion push
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has appointed UBS' Italian head of ultra-high net worth clients Gabriele D'Agosta as head of private banking in the country as it seeks to expand in the domestic wealt...
May 20, 2021
Daimler Truck, Shell sign agreement on hydrogen trucking in Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) - Daimler Truck and Shell New Energies said on Thursday they have signed an agreement under which Shell commits to setting up hydrogen-refuelling stations for heavy-duty trucks that D...
May 20, 2021
Rhodes will not fall: Oxford college to retain statue
LONDON (Reuters) - An Oxford University college said it would not remove a statue of the 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes that has been a target of British anti-racism protests due to high costs ...
May 20, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop further below 500,000
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped further below 500,000 last week, suggesting job growth picked up this month, though companies still a...
May 20, 2021
EU grapples over COVID-19 passes for summer travel
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union entered what was intended to be a final round of negotiations on Thursday to bridge differences over the use of COVID-19 certificates desig...
May 20, 2021
Panama says will temporarily close border with Colombia over COVID-19 risk
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama will temporarily close its border with Colombia beginning Thursday to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and tighten security, its government said, after Colombia reopened t...
May 20, 2021
EU says its ready to invest ‘significant’ funds in chip sector
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The EU is ready to commit "significant" funds to expand European semiconductor manufacturing and support its computer chip supply chain, the Commissioner for int...
May 20, 2021
Thai town offers free cows to boost vaccine campaign
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for its vaccinated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to...
May 20, 2021
India’s vaccine output likely to fall short of target, sources say
By Neha Arora and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's output of COVID-19 shots for August-December is likely to be lower than the government's public estimate, according to internal projectio...
May 20, 2021
WHO appeals for humanitarian pause to gain access to Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) - World Health Organization officials called on Thursday for a humanitarian pause in Israel's bombardment of Gaza to allow access for aid as the health system in the Palestinian enclav...
May 20, 2021
