Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-Why can’t Israel keep a government together?
By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For the fourth time in two years, Israelis head to elections amid unprecedented political deadlock. The coalitions change but one constant remains: debate abou...
Dec 23, 2020
Hong Kong online banks to spread wings, offering business loans and wealth management
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new online-only banks plan to venture into business lending and wealth management, seeking more lucrative avenues beyond basic savings accounts and trans...
Dec 23, 2020
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz falls behind unified opposition in polls
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Support for Hungary's ruling nationalist Fidesz party has fallen behind an alliance of opposition parties, a poll by research institute Republikon published on news site Telex.hu ...
Dec 23, 2020
Volunteers in Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine trials will no longer receive placebos – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, the developer of first Russian vaccine against COVID-19, said on Wednesday that volunteers in the trials for the Sputnik V shot will no longer receive p...
Dec 23, 2020
Cryptocurrency XRP drops 18% after U.S. SEC charges Ripple over offering
LONDON (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency XRP tumbled 18% to a one-month low on Wednesday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged associated blockchain firm Ripple with conducting a $1...
Dec 23, 2020
Norway extends ban on flights from Britain by at least three days
OSLO (Reuters) - The ban on flights from Britain to Norway will be extended by at least three more days due to ongoing concerns over a mutated strain of coronavirus, the Norwegian health ministry said...
Dec 23, 2020
Cow infected with bovine respiratory disease identified in eastern Switzerland
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss authorities have identified a cow with the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), a respiratory disease, in the eastern canton of Grisons, local officials said on Wednesday....
Dec 23, 2020
Russia expels two Colombian diplomats in tit-for-tat move – ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday declared two Colombian diplomats personae non gratae in a tit-for-tat move after the expulsion of two Russians diplomats from the South Americ...
Dec 23, 2020
Nepal’s top court starts hearing challenge to PM Oli’s dissolution of parliament
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday started hearing petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's sudden dissolution of parliament and call for fresh elec...
Dec 23, 2020
Lawmakers pass bill to restrict websites that ‘discriminate’ against Russian media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass legislation allowing authorities to block or restrict websites like YouTube if they "discriminate" against Russian medi...
Dec 23, 2020
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