Author Archives: Syndicated Content
TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin sued Tencent for monopolistic behaviour
BEIJING (Reuters) - ByteDance's Chinese short video app Douyin has filed a complaint with a court in Beijing to sue Tencent for monopolistic behaviour and asked for 90 million yuan ($13.94 million) in...
Feb 02, 2021
Biden to issue executive orders on asylum, legal immigration, separated families
By Ted Hesson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will order a major review of asylum processing at the U.S.-Mexico border and the legal immigration system as ...
Feb 02, 2021
Dubai to start vaccinations with Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai will start vaccinating people with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the state media office said, after receiving its first shipment from India. Dubai is already inocula...
Feb 02, 2021
Global business travel to grow 21% in 2021, trade group forecasts
(Reuters) - Business travel spending is forecast to grow 21% this year worldwide, helped by the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, but will not recover to pre-pandemic levels until the middle of the decade...
Feb 02, 2021
Torture, forced labour rife in North Korea, U.N. says as U.S. mulls sanctions
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Torture and forced labour are rife in North Korea's prisons, amounting to possible crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday, as the...
Feb 02, 2021
Euro zone GDP falls less than expected at end of 2020
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy contracted by less than expected in the fourth quarter of 2020 amid pandemic-induced lockdowns, as large economies Germany and Spain still managed slight exp...
Feb 02, 2021
Ford to invest $1 billion to upgrade South Africa operations
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will invest $1.05 billion in its South African manufacturing operations including upgrades to expand the production of its Ranger pickup truck, the U.S. automake...
Feb 02, 2021
Zimbabwe will have access to Chinese COVID-19 vaccine soon, ambassador says
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will have access to a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine soon, China's ambassador in Harare said on Tuesday, as Beijing ramps up its availability to developing nations. Last week, Zi...
Feb 02, 2021
Israel sees 6-month Iran nuclear breakout, longer than Blinken projection
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's energy minister said on Tuesday it would take Iran around six months to produce enough fissile material for a single nuclear weapon, a timeline almost twice as long as t...
Feb 02, 2021
GameStop slides, silver spree stalls as retail traders run out of road
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - GameStop shares slid in Frankfurt and U.S. pre-market trade on Tuesday and a silver buying spree led by small investors subsided as retail-driven mania for short...
Feb 02, 2021
