Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Impossible Foods cuts wholesale prices by 15% for second time in one year
(Reuters) - Impossible Foods Inc, maker of the plant-based Impossible Burger, said on Wednesday it would cut prices for foodservice distributors in the United States by about 15% amid increasing deman...
Jan 06, 2021
Britain to name former Goldman banker Sharp as next BBC chairman -Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to name former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp as the next chairman of the BBC, Sky News reported on Wednesday. Sharp has recently been acting as an adviser to finance...
Jan 06, 2021
‘Hardships’ coming for traders at Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit borders, lobby groups say
LONDON (Reuters) - Traders selling goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom will face "real hardships" in the coming weeks after the post-Brexit regulatory border shattered no...
Jan 06, 2021
South Korean police chief apologises amid outrage over death of adopted child
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's police chief apologised on Wednesday amid an outpouring of grief and anger over the death of an adopted child in a country with a long history of adoption...
Jan 06, 2021
EU watchdog reviews funds sector costs on customers
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's markets watchdog launched a review on Wednesday to check if customers in the bloc's 10.8 trillion euro investment funds sector are being overcharged. The Europe...
Jan 06, 2021
Norway wealth fund rides out pandemic with diverse portfolio
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent financial market upheaval had shown the importance of a diverse portfolio....
Jan 06, 2021
China notifies Mekong River neighbours it is holding back waters
By Panu Wongcha-um and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - China has notified downstream neighbours it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the waterway's upper reaches for 20 days...
Jan 06, 2021
Democrats on brink of U.S. Senate control, winning one Georgia race and leading in second
By Rich McKay and Nathan Layne ATLANTA (Reuters) - Democrats won one U.S. Senate race in Georgia and surged ahead in another on Wednesday, moving closer to a stunning sweep that would give them contro...
Jan 06, 2021
German cabinet agrees quota for women on company boards
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet approved on Wednesday legislation to force larger listed companies to have at least one woman on their boards, following years of debate over the issue. The law wi...
Jan 06, 2021
South Korea rolls out mass testing in prisons, extends suspension of UK flights
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea rolled out mass testing for 52 prisons in the country after a massive prison outbreak and decided on Wednesday to extend flight suspensions from Britain for ...
Jan 06, 2021
