Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chance of agreeing EU trade deal ‘less than 50%’- UK’s Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - British minister Michael Gove put the chance of Britain and the European Union securing a trade deal at less than 50% on Thursday, saying some of the remaining differences went to "...
Dec 17, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Netherlands jump by record of almost 13,000-official data
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands jumped by nearly 13,000 in 24 hours, hitting a new record for the second day in a row, data released by Dutch health authorities on Thursday ...
Dec 17, 2020
‘#ChangeMusic’ plan aims to give Black artists bigger clout
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The organizers of the Grammy awards on Thursday launched an initiative to elevate Black voices at all levels of the music industry and ensure that Black artist...
Dec 17, 2020
Robinhood to pay $65 million fine to settle SEC charges of misleading customers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Popular online brokerage Robinhood has agreed to pay a $65 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it misled customers. The SEC claimed in a ...
Dec 17, 2020
Video purportedly released by Boko Haram claims to show kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - A video circulating on social media on Thursday purportedly showed Islamist militant group Boko Haram with some of the hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped last week in northwest Nig...
Dec 17, 2020
UK year-ahead inflation expectations jump to 3.8% – Citi/YouGov
LONDON (Reuters) - The British public's expectations for average inflation over the next 12 months jumped to 3.8% in December, their highest since 2011, from 3.3% in November, a survey by YouGov for U...
Dec 17, 2020
‘World’s ugliest orchid’ among new species named in 2020
LONDON (Reuters) - Orchids are not often called ugly, but that is how the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, described a new species of the normally vibrant and delicate flower discovered in the fo...
Dec 17, 2020
Poland to enter national quarantine starting Dec. 28 to fight COVID-19
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will enter a national quarantine from Dec. 28 to Jan. 17, entailing the closure of all hotels, ski slopes and shopping malls, Poland's Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said o...
Dec 17, 2020
Rights group says Peru police committed ‘multiple abuses’ against protesters
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian national police committed "multiple abuses" against mostly peaceful demonstrators in November as they protested "the very questionable removal" of then-President Martin Vizca...
Dec 17, 2020
Canoo reveals electric delivery van, plans for pickup, microfactories
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Canoo, which is going public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company, on Thursday revealed its second scheduled vehicle, a deliv...
Dec 17, 2020
