Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Renault to partly idle Spanish plants until end September over chip shortage
MADRID (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault has started negotiations with unions to extend the partial idling of three of its four factories in Spain until the end of September as a preemptive measure ...
Apr 13, 2021
Mandatory lockdowns vital to curbing Germany’s third wave: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said her decision to ask parliament for temporary powers that enables her government to enforce nationwide coronavirus lockdowns was necessary to...
Apr 13, 2021
Hey Siri, when is Apple’s next event? April 20
(Reuters) - Siri, Apple Inc's virtual assistant, might have spilled the beans by telling users on Tuesday that the iPhone maker is going to host a special event on April 20. Siri, who is proficient at...
Apr 13, 2021
South African commercial poultry farm hit by avian flu outbreak
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An outbreak of avian influenza has been detected on a chicken farm in South Africa's central province of Gauteng, the agricultural ministry said on Tuesday. Around 300 birds d...
Apr 13, 2021
Top French economists call for EU’s 3% deficit rule to be dropped
PARIS (Reuters) - A trio of top French economists called on Tuesday for the European Union's fiscal rules to be revised to focus on countries' debt burdens, abandoning a much-violated rule on public d...
Apr 13, 2021
Hong Kong announces more electoral system changes favouring pro-Beijing camp
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced amendments to voting laws on Tuesday that critics say favour pro-Beijing candidates by redrawing constituency boundaries, creating more elec...
Apr 13, 2021
WHO, agencies urge countries to suspend sale of live wild mammals at markets
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - International agencies including the World Health Organization urged countries on Tuesday to suspend the sale of live wild mammals in food markets, warning they...
Apr 13, 2021
S&P, Dow futures edge higher ahead of inflation data
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Dow ticked higher on Tuesday ahead of data that is likely to show an uptick in inflation in a sign that the economic rebound is gatherin...
Apr 13, 2021
UK’s Johnson says COVID infections will rise as lockdown eases
LONDON (Reuters) - British prime Minister Boris Johnson said COVID-19 infections and deaths would start to rise again as restrictions were eased despite the successful roll out of vaccinations to thos...
Apr 13, 2021
Top European court rules Turkish writer Altan’s rights were violated
By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) - Europe's top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the right to liberty and freedom of expression of Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan had been violate...
Apr 13, 2021
