Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy’s envoy to Congo killed in attack on U.N. convoy
By Fiston Mahamba and Stanis Bujakera GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Italy's ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and a driver from the World Food Programme were k...
Feb 22, 2021
Britain denounces abuses ‘on industrial scale’ in China’s Xinjiang
GENEVA (Reuters) - Britain's foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Monday denounced torture, forced labour and sterilisations that he said were taking place against Muslim Uighurs on an "industrial scale"...
Feb 22, 2021
Rights groups seek Malaysian court order to stop deportation of Myanmar detainees
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Rights groups Amnesty International and Asylum Access sought a court order on Monday to prevent Malaysia deporting 1,200 Myanmar nationals, fearing their lives could be put at...
Feb 22, 2021
Iranian lawmakers criticise Tehran’s deal with IAEA on snap inspections
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers protested on Monday against Tehran's decision to permit "necessary" monitoring by the U.N. nuclear watchdog for up to three months, saying the move...
Feb 22, 2021
Thailand gives emergency use authorisation for Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine: official
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for Sinovac Biotech's coronavirus vaccine, a senior official told Reuters on Monday. "The FDA ha...
Feb 22, 2021
Goodyear to buy Cooper Tire for $2.8 billion, doubling China presence
(Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said on Monday it would acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for about $2.8 billion to double its presence in North America and China. Goodyear said the deal also...
Feb 22, 2021
Adidas says to resume dividend payments to shareholders
BERLIN (Reuters) - German sporting goods maker Adidas announced plans to resume dividend payments to shareholders after suspending payouts last year as a condition for a government-backed loan to get ...
Feb 22, 2021
Brazil’s 2021 inflation outlook climbs to new high, above central bank target: survey
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The outlook for Brazilian inflation this year rose for a seventh week and to a new high, a central bank survey of economists showed on Monday, while official interest rates are no...
Feb 22, 2021
Futures fall on concerns over rising yields, inflation expectations
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday as climbing Treasury yields and prospects of rising inflation triggered caution over pricey equity valuations, hitting shares of hi...
Feb 22, 2021
Armenia seeks bigger Russian military presence on its territory
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia would welcome the expansion of a Russian military base on its territory and the redeployment of some Russian forces closer to its border with Azerbaijan after a conflict wi...
Feb 22, 2021
