Author Archives: Syndicated Content

By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would li...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland unveiled a 1 billion Swiss franc ($1.08 billion) plan on Friday to offer free coronavirus tests for its entire population as part of measures to ease the country's exit ...

(Reuters) - Major bitcoin corporate backer MicroStrategy Inc said on Friday it bought about 205 bitcoin for about $10 million in cash. The Company has about 91,064 bitcoin as of March 5. (Reporting by...

(Reuters) - HBC, the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, said on Friday it would launch the luxury department store's e-commerce segment as a separate business following a $500 million infusion from Insight P...

By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian security forces stepped up patrols on the border with Myanmar on Friday to stop refugees entering after some police officers crossed over to escape taki...

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog wants a new independent banking industry body to accelerate take-up of "open banking" apps to spawn new fintech companies and offer more ...

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has promised legal action after the British government unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland,...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic has asked Germany, Switzerland and Poland for help with COVID patients as the situation in its own hospitals is critical, Prague's Health Ministry said on Friday....

By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya could join an elite group at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Saturday by holding two belts simultaneously in different weight classes, but ...

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary said on Friday it would have to delay the vaccination of tens of thousands of people after a bureaucratic glitch disrupted its distribution of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot....