Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French IT firm Atos buys further three companies, posts first quarter sales drop
(Corrects number of acquisitions) (Reuters) - French IT consulting group Atos said on Tuesday it acquired three more companies, as it continues its series of bolt-on acquisitions. The Paris-based firm...
Apr 20, 2021
Philippines to start clinical trials on ivermectin, other drugs for COVID-19
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will begin clinical trial of several drugs, including the anti-parasite medication ivermectin, in patients with COVID-19 to determine their efficacy in combatting th...
Apr 20, 2021
French health minister says would favour regional easing of lockdowns
PARIS (Reuters) - French health minister Olivier Veran would favour a region-by-region easing of lockdown measures set up to tackle the COVID-19 virus, he told regional paper Le Telegramme in an inter...
Apr 20, 2021
Pakistan parliament to vote to expel French ambassador after violent anti-France protests
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government will seek a vote in parliament on Tuesday to expel the French ambassador after violent anti-France protests by Islamists, the interior minister said. The ex...
Apr 20, 2021
World Trade Organization chief says China central to WTO reforms
BOAO, China (Reuters) - China is central to World Trade Organization (WTO) reforms, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Tuesday. Ngozi was speaking virtually to the Boao Forum for Asia, C...
Apr 20, 2021
Oscar-nominated ‘Do Not Split’ now part of Hong Kong’s story of waning freedoms – director
By Aleksander Solum HONG KONG (Reuters) - The decision in Hong Kong not to air this year's Oscars has only brought more global attention to its struggle for democracy, said the director of the "Do Not...
Apr 20, 2021
India reports daily rise in COVID-19 cases of 259,170
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's daily COVID-19 cases retreated from record levels on Tuesday, but stayed above the 200,000 mark for a sixth straight day, with cases increasing by 259,170 over the last 2...
Apr 20, 2021
ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar crisis as EU imposes sanctions
(Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries will discuss the crisis in Myanmar at a summit in Jakarta on Saturday, the ASEAN bloc's secretariat said on Tuesday, after the European Union imposed its toughest...
Apr 20, 2021
Japan’s Subaru to suspend production in Indiana on chip shortage
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese automaker Subaru Corp said on Tuesday that it was suspending production at its plant in Indiana through the end of April due to a global shortage of semiconductors. Automake...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. ambassador to Russia will return home briefly: Axios
(Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, will be returning to the United States this week before returning to Moscow "in the coming weeks", Axios reported late Monday, citing a statem...
Apr 20, 2021
