Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ten years on, anger grows in Tunisian town where ‘Arab Spring’ began
By Angus McDowall and Tarek Amara SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia (Reuters) - Ten years ago, a fruit seller set himself ablaze in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid after an altercation with a policewoman ...
Dec 15, 2020
Feeling like a fraud at work? 3 ways to combat ‘Imposter Syndrome’
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - June Caloroso has a real problem with someone at work named Lindsey. The career strategist from California's Bay Area has had plenty of success, including as a tec...
Dec 15, 2020
Malaysian PM Muhyuddin passes leadership test in final budget vote
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday passed an important test of his parliamentary support after a narrow majority of lawmakers approved his ...
Dec 15, 2020
Lloyd’s of London, Parsyl launch initiative to insure COVID-19 vaccine distribution
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London and Parsyl Inc. have launched a groundbreaking insurance initiative to protect and support the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as a global vaccination programme ...
Dec 15, 2020
Italy hopes for EMA approval of Pfizer-BionNTech vaccine ahead of plan
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Health Minister on Tuesday said he hoped for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to give its green light to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, in order ...
Dec 15, 2020
Tokyo court sentences man to death for 2017 murders of 9 people contacted via Twitter -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo district court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for the 2017 murders of nine people, local media reported, ending a case that grabbed headlines in Japan with the culprit dub...
Dec 15, 2020
Olympic flame will still visit every corner of Japan – organisers
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympic flame will still visit all of Japan's 47 prefectures during the torch relay starting on March 25, organisers said on Tuesday, sticking to the original plan before the Gam...
Dec 15, 2020
Audio says Nigeria’s Boko Haram behind abduction of schoolboys
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - An audio message from a man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram said on Tuesday that the Islamist group was responsible for the kidnapping of more ...
Dec 15, 2020
Shares in Solutions30 slide on Muddy Waters short-seller report
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in French-listed technology company Solutions30 slid on Tuesday, after hedge fund Muddy Waters issued a short-seller report citing corporate governance issues at the company -...
Dec 15, 2020
China central bank urges wider acceptance of cash as payments go digital
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank has called for wider acceptance of cash in economic activities and vowed to punish those who refuse to accept cash payments in the wake of a widening gap in ac...
Dec 15, 2020
