Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sweden to bring in banks in next stage of e-krona project
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank will bring in banks in the coming year to test how its proposed digital currency - the e-krona - could handle commercial and retail payments in the real wor...
Apr 06, 2021
Britain without Konta for Billie Jean King Cup tie vs Mexico
(Reuters) - Britain will be without their top-ranked player, Johanna Konta, for their Billie Jean King Cup play-off tie against Mexico as she continues to manage a knee problem, with Jodie Burrage sel...
Apr 06, 2021
At least 7 killed on military patrol in eastern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - At least three police officers and four members of a government-backed civilian militia were killed while on patrol in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, government and security s...
Apr 06, 2021
UK PM Johnson says want to make travel testing regime easy as possible
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he wanted a testing regime for international travel to be easy and cheap, hinting that rapid tests could be used after criticism...
Apr 06, 2021
Futures ease after record rally on brightening economic outlook
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as investors locked in some gains after the S&P 500 and the Dow closed at record highs on renewed recovery hopes. The S&P 500 has ri...
Apr 06, 2021
U.S. concerned by sentencing of Saudi aid worker: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about reports on the sentencing of a Saudi aid worker by a counterterrorism court and is watching the case closely, the State Department said on T...
Apr 06, 2021
With voters ‘fed up of politicians,’ Peru’s election is wide open
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - In the popularity contest to become Peru's next president, nobody is winning. The Andean country's voters, tired of years of political turmoil and corruption, are spli...
Apr 06, 2021
Former Credit Suisse exec backed SPAC to take robotics firm Sarcos public
(Reuters) - Sarcos Robotics Inc said on Tuesday it will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by former Credit Suisse USA chief Brian Finn, in a deal valuing the combined company a...
Apr 06, 2021
Bezos, Musk top Forbes’ record-setting billionaire list
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Forbes' annual world's billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year, th...
Apr 06, 2021
Say cheese! Cyprus’s halloumi gets EU protected status
ARADIPPOU, Cyprus (Reuters) - Cyprus is getting protected status for its prized halloumi, giving its producers the sole right to sell the rubbery cheese in the European Union. Later this month, the Eu...
Apr 06, 2021
