Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vodafone’s Vantage Towers climbs after Germany’s biggest IPO in three years
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone's Vantage Towers rose on Thursday in Germany's largest stock market debut in three years, benefiting from strong investor appetite for infrastructure assets wi...
Mar 18, 2021
G7 remains committed to sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - The G7 remains fully committed to the implementation of sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and will continue to assist Ukraine in maintaining its ...
Mar 18, 2021
‘Are you insane?’ Some Gazans shun COVID-19 vaccination
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Waiting for her COVID-19 vaccination in a Gaza clinic, Leena Al-Tourk, a 28-year-old Palestinian lawyer, recalled the social pressure she faced in the conservativ...
Mar 18, 2021
England’s shielding advice for most vulnerable to end as COVID-19 cases drop
LONDON (Reuters) - Over 3.79 million people in England who are clinically extremely vulnerable will no longer have to shield from April 1 as the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations contin...
Mar 18, 2021
Unstoppable Volkswagen shares eye best week ever in EV frenzy
(Reuters) - Shares in Germany's Volkswagen were up on Thursday and on course for a fourth daily rise and their best week ever as investors cheered its plans to overtake Tesla in the electric car marke...
Mar 18, 2021
Nobody streams it better? Carole Bayer Sager’s songs join Hipgnosis playlist
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, famed for the James Bond theme "Nobody Does It Better", has become the latest artist to sell her catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Fund, as a surge in...
Mar 18, 2021
Analysis: China delivers on threats to rein in internet economy
By Tony Munroe and Pei Li (Reuters) - On Tuesday, Chinese livestreaming e-commerce came under scrutiny. On Thursday, it was "deepfakes". And earlier this month, Chinese authorities imposed fines on op...
Mar 18, 2021
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party closure case worries U.S., Europe
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States and Europe have criticised a move by Turkey towards banning the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a week before EU leaders are due to ...
Mar 18, 2021
Russia wants an apology from U.S. after Biden called Putin a killer, says Kremlin ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia wants an apology from the United States after President Joe Biden said he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer and may retaliate against Washington unless it gets one, a senio...
Mar 18, 2021
Pakistan reverses decision to allow uncapped prices for COVID-19 vaccines imported by private firms
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has reversed a decision which had allowed uncapped prices for COVID-19 vaccines imported by private firms, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said on Thursday. Pakistan, larg...
Mar 18, 2021
