Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China urges U.S. to end ‘unreasonable suppression’ of Chinese apps
(Reuters) - China's commerce ministry on Wednesday urged the United States to stop its "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese applications after Washington barred transactions with eight of them, inclu...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. vehicle fleet fuel efficiency fell in 2019 to 24.9 mpg – EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. vehicle fleet's fuel efficiency in the 2019 model year fell to 24.9 miles per gallon (mpg) as more Americans bought larger sport utility vehicles instead of cars. The E...
Jan 06, 2021
Pot stocks high as Democrats on brink of controlling U.S. Senate
(Reuters) - Cannabis stocks surged on Wednesday as Democrats won a key U.S. Senate race in Georgia and led in another, moving closer to a stunning sweep that would give them control of Congress and po...
Jan 06, 2021
Facebook drops ‘likes’ button from public pages
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has dropped the "likes" button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said on Wednesday. Facebook Pages will onl...
Jan 06, 2021
Bolsonaro blasts Brazil’s syringe makers over soaring prices
BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro accused syringe makers on Wednesday of pushing up their prices after the government failed to buy hundreds of millions of syringes via auction for its COV...
Jan 06, 2021
EU stance on financial services after Brexit is “problematic” – BoE’s Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the European Union's approach to financial services trade with Britain after Brexit was problematic. "I fail to see why...
Jan 06, 2021
Romanian Christians crowd into port for Epiphany service
CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) - Thousands of Romanian Orthodox Christians crowded into the harbour of the Black Sea port of Constanta on Wednesday, breaking social distancing rules to celebrate an Epip...
Jan 06, 2021
Israel convicts Palestinian activist of illegal protest, assault, lawyer says
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian rights activist of offences in the occupied West Bank, his lawyer said, in a case that Amnesty Interna...
Jan 06, 2021
UK has lost up to 7,000 financial services jobs due to Brexit, BoE says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has lost between 5,000 and 7,000 financial services jobs so far as a result of Brexit, less than some forecasters had originally feared, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bail...
Jan 06, 2021
Asked about WHO experts unable to enter China, UK says wants coronavirus probe
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has long said there should be an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday when asked about Wor...
Jan 06, 2021
