Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday – health minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France will start its COVID-19 vaccination programme next Sunday, Health Minister Olivier Veran wrote on his Twitter feed. Veran added in his Tweet on Monday that the French vaccinat...
Dec 21, 2020
China says firmly opposes U.S. bill that could remove Chinese firms from U.S. exchanges
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it firmly opposed U.S. President Trump signing a bill that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards,...
Dec 21, 2020
European shares tumble on tighter COVID-19 curbs in UK, Brexit uncertainty
(Reuters) - European shares slumped on Monday as the rapid spread of a new strain of the coronavirus led to a more stringent lockdown in England and a travel ban from many countries, while a Brexit tr...
Dec 21, 2020
Danske Bank shares up after U.S. Treasury drops investigation
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Shares in Danske Bank rose 3% in early trade on Monday after it said on Saturday that it is no longer under investigation by the U.S. Department of Treasury for alleged money-la...
Dec 21, 2020
Shell to write down assets again, taking cuts to more than $22 billion
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it a...
Dec 21, 2020
Relatives of HK dozen detained in China ask for adequate trial notice
By Katherine Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Relatives of some of the 12 Hong Kong people captured by China at sea as they tried to flee by boat asked authorities on Monday to give them 20-days' notice of...
Dec 21, 2020
Morgan Stanley fund to take over German fibre operator Tele Columbus
BERLIN (Reuters) - A fund backed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has made a cash offer to buy Germany's Tele Columbus AG in an agreed deal that values the fibre network operator at over 400 ...
Dec 21, 2020
Air France KLM, Getlink shares slide as Europe closes doors to UK on COVID fears
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Air France KLM and Channel Tunnel operator Getlink slumped on Monday after Britain's European neighbours began closing their doors to travellers from the United Kingdom due...
Dec 21, 2020
Pelletier-Normand named as CEO of Angry Birds maker Rovio
(Reuters) - Finnish gaming firm Rovio, known for its Angry Birds games, said on Monday it had named Alexandre Pelletier-Normand as its chief executive, taking over from Kati Levoranta in January. "Ale...
Dec 21, 2020
Sydneysiders race for drive-through COVID tests as outbreak looms over Christmas
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - With Sydney's beachside suburbs in lockdown due to a growing coronavirus outbreak, residents of Australia's largest city flocked in record numbers to get tested for C...
Dec 21, 2020
