Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia fines Kremlin critic Navalny’s wife Yulia for taking part in protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Monday fined Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, 20,000 roubles ($265) for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Sunday, the cour...
Feb 01, 2021
Euro zone Dec unemployment stable at 8.3% as expected
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone unemployment was stable at 8.3% of the workforce in December, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said on Monday, despite continued coronavirus lockdowns in ...
Feb 01, 2021
EU claims court errors in bid to overturn $15.7 billion Apple tax judgment
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust enforcers have claimed a court made legal errors when it scrapped their order for iPhone maker Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($15.7 billion) in Irish ...
Feb 01, 2021
Unease, anger simmer over Myanmar coup as some celebrate
(Reuters) - Swaggering supporters of Myanmar's army chief swung through the streets of Yangon, waving national flags from pickup trucks to cheer on his coup against a democratically elected government...
Feb 01, 2021
EU to rule on Microsoft’s $7.5 billion ZeniMax deal by March 5
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will decide by March 5 whether to clear Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the U.S. tech giant's biggest gaming acquisition to better c...
Feb 01, 2021
Kremlin says Sunday’s pro-Navalny rallies attended by ‘hooligans and provocateurs’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that a large number of people who took part in protests against the jailing of opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Sunday were "hooligans and provocat...
Feb 01, 2021
Poland finds first case of COVID-19 in mink
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has found its first case of COVID-19 in mink, the agriculture ministry said, raising fears of costly culls in an industry that counts over 350 farms in the country. With new ...
Feb 01, 2021
Australian Rules: Collingwood promise change after review finds ‘systemic’ racism at club
(Reuters) - An independent review of Collingwood Magpies has found "systemic" racism within the Australian Football League (AFL) club and has called for the problem to be addressed. Collingwood said i...
Feb 01, 2021
Hong Kong extends social distancing measures for two weeks until after Chinese New Year
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will extend social distancing measures for a further two weeks until after the Chinese New Year holiday and will impose stricter testing rules when cases of COVID-19 ar...
Feb 01, 2021
Mumbai’s suburban train services restored after 11 months
MUMBAI (Reuters) - One of the world's busiest urban rail systems situated in India's financial capital Mumbai was restarted for all commuters on Monday, 11 months after it was shut down to prevent the...
Feb 01, 2021
