Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Estonian mobility startup Bolt raises 150 million euros from investors
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Estonian mobility startup Bolt said on Wednesday it had raised 150 million euros ($182 million) from investors, becoming the latest European player to win funding...
Dec 16, 2020
Foreign visitors to Japan double month-on-month in November as travel restrictions ease
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors to Japan more than doubled in November from a month ago as the country eased coronavirus-related travel restrictions during the month, government data ...
Dec 16, 2020
Black Friday sales help to drive down UK inflation in November
LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation fell by much more than expected in November, possibly reflecting Black Friday discounts as clothing and footwear prices dropped sharply, official data showed on We...
Dec 16, 2020
UK competition regulator to investigate airlines over refunds failure
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it would investigate whether airlines had breached consumers' legal rights by failing to offer cash refunds for flights they could ...
Dec 16, 2020
Should COVID cancel Christmas? UK says it is a personal decision
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government thinks people should make their own personal decision about gathering for Christmas but they should also consider the COVID-19 risk...
Dec 16, 2020
European tech firms seek to share in U.S. IPO bonanza
By Clara Denina and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) - Some of Europe's tech companies are preparing to speed up listing plans early next year to grab some of the billions of dollars of investor ca...
Dec 16, 2020
Vehicle charging in Valhalla: a heroic power struggle
By Nick Carey and Helena Soderpalm LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A stroll down Stockholm's longest street that takes its name from the mythical Valhalla, where Norse gods feast and fight until doomsday...
Dec 16, 2020
German coronavirus deaths hit new high as lockdown starts
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany entered a strict lockdown on Wednesday in an effort to get soaring coronavirus cases under control as the number of registered deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 952, the highes...
Dec 16, 2020
Minnesota frees man sentenced to life for 2002 murder
(Reuters) - The U.S. state of Minnesota on Tuesday released a Black man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 after he was convicted of the murder of an 11-year old girl, officials said. The ...
Dec 16, 2020
Asian countries, Switzerland at risk in U.S. Treasury’s currency report
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury could label several countries currency manipulators before President Donald Trump leaves office, analysts say, as the coronavirus pandemic skew...
Dec 16, 2020
