Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam says to conclude free trade agreement talks with Britain on Friday
HANOI (Reuters) - Britain and Vietnam will conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement on Friday, Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade said. The two sides will sign an agreement in Hanoi to co...
Dec 09, 2020
Indonesia records highest daily COVID-19 death toll of 171
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Wednesday 171 more deaths from the coronavirus, marking the Southeast Asian country's highest daily rise in fatalities and taking the total number of deaths t...
Dec 09, 2020
French police knocked over and injured Reuters journalist filming protest
PARIS (Reuters) - A Reuters camera operator filming a protest in the centre of Paris on Saturday was knocked to the ground by a police officer and sustained injuries. Video of the incident recorded by...
Dec 09, 2020
Russia reports 26,190 new coronavirus cases, 559 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday reported 26,190 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 5,145 in Moscow, taking the national total to 2,541,199 since the pandemic began. Authoriti...
Dec 09, 2020
Russia and China have not sought EMA’s authorisation for vaccines
ROME (Reuters) - Russia and China have not requested authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for their COVID-19 vaccines and the agency is not under political pressure to speed up vacci...
Dec 09, 2020
STMicro postpones $12 billion annual sales target by a year to 2023, says CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics is postponing its $12 billion annual sales target by a year to 2023, Chief Executive Jean-Marc Chery said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based c...
Dec 09, 2020
Even with vaccine, Merkel doesn’t see major suppression of pandemic in Q1
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that authorities in Europe's largest economy would not be able to provide coronavirus vaccines to enough people in the first quarte...
Dec 09, 2020
Merkel: Pandemic is shifting balance of the world economy
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic was shifting the balance of the world economy, with many countries suffering economic downturns due to t...
Dec 09, 2020
UBS CEO under scrutiny from Dutch prosecutors for anti-money laundering compliance
ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS said on Wednesday it had "full confidence" in Chief Executive Ralph Hamers' ability to lead the Swiss wealth manager after a Dutch court ordered a probe into Hamers' role in ove...
Dec 09, 2020
European shares join global rally; eyes on Brexit talks
(Reuters) - European shares hit February highs on Wednesday, joining a global stock market rally on optimism around progress in COVID-19 vaccines and U.S. stimulus package, while all eyes turned to ma...
Dec 09, 2020
