Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar police arrest nearly 100 Rohingya in raid on house
By Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar police arrested nearly 100 ethnic Rohingya on Wednesday after raiding a house in the commercial capital of Yangon, police and local media said. Photos publis...
Jan 06, 2021
EU should share vaccines with Balkan neighbours, 13 governments say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should send coronavirus vaccines to its Balkan neighbours and do more to combat the virus in Ukraine, 13 of the EU's foreign ministers said in a joint letter to...
Jan 06, 2021
Ford fourth-quarter U.S. auto sales fall 9.8%
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Corp on Wednesday posted a 9.8% fall in quarterly U.S. auto sales, partly hurt by lower truck sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. The No.2. U.S. automaker sold 542,749 vehicles ...
Jan 06, 2021
Exclusive: Italy could take on $17 billion in UniCredit bad loans to ease MPS deal – sources
By Pamela Barbaglia and Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's government is working on a plan to take on about 14 billion euros ($17.27 billion) of UniCredit's non-performing loans to make a deal for...
Jan 06, 2021
Portugal’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record
LISBON (Reuters) - The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Portugal, a nation of just over 10 million people, reached a record high of 10,027 on Wednesday, as the country prepares to approve an extensio...
Jan 06, 2021
Timeline: How the EU filled its basket in COVID-19 shopping spree
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union (EU) has conducted a monthslong shopping spree to secure vaccines to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. The following is a timeline of its strategy. CONTRACTS FOR AL...
Jan 06, 2021
Peru and Bolivia see hospitals overflow, cases rise as fears of second wave grow
By Monica Machicao and Maria Cervantes LA PAZ/LIMA (Reuters) - The critical-care wards of major hospitals in Peru and Bolivia stand at or near collapse after end-of-year holidays, reflecting wider reg...
Jan 06, 2021
English school exams cancelled after COVID-19 disruption
LONDON (Reuters) - Schoolchildren in England will not sit formal exams this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, education minister Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday, with teachers to assess student...
Jan 06, 2021
British company bosses warn against ‘race to the bottom’ in listing review
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - British corporate lobby group the Institute of Directors on Wednesday said relaxing rules to attract more stock market listings to London could put at risk the UK's str...
Jan 06, 2021
Blackstone-backed Patria could reach $1.6 billion valuation in IPO – BTG
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian asset manager Patria Investments Ltd, which is backed by Blackstone Group Inc, is likely to reach a valuation of between $1 billion and $1.6 billion in its planned init...
Jan 06, 2021
