Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China, EU aim for investment pact by year-end, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and Gabriel Crossley BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) - The European Union and China aim to reach an investment accord by the end of 2020 that would grant European companies greater access t...
Dec 18, 2020
German economy to shrink slightly in Q4 – economist
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy will shrink by 0.4% in the last three months of 2020 before growing again early next year, Ifo economist Klaus Wohlrabe said on Friday, as a lockdown to curb coro...
Dec 18, 2020
Deaf South Korean pastor charged in Malaysia with sexual assault
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A deaf South Korean pastor was charged in a Malaysian court on Friday with sexually assaulting two men in separate incidents dating back to 2013, his lawyer said. Jee Jong Hoo...
Dec 18, 2020
Ukraine PM says first COVID-19 vaccines expected in February
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government expects that the first doses of vaccine against COVID-19 may arrive in the country in February, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal told parliament on Friday. Separately...
Dec 18, 2020
German business morale rises unexpectedly in December
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business morale rose unexpectedly in December even as Europe's biggest economy went into a strict lockdown to contain a second wave of coronavirus infections, a survey showed...
Dec 18, 2020
Ethiopia offers reward for information on fugitive Tigrayan leaders
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia is offering a 10 million birr ($260,000) reward to anyone with information on the location of fugitive leaders of the rebellious force in the northern region of Tigray...
Dec 18, 2020
Thailand reports local infections as measures to restart tourism begin
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has four new local coronavirus infections, health officials said on Friday, just as the country has started reopening for tourists after months of keeping the virus at bay...
Dec 18, 2020
Exclusive: For years, the Pentagon sits on racial discrimination survey data
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Army Sergeant Major Das'Chara Champ couldn't have known that the answer to her question about racial discrimination survey data was sitting in an office somewher...
Dec 18, 2020
Heavy snow paralyses traffic in Japan, more expected over weekend
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy snow brought traffic chaos to much of northwest Japan on Friday, with hundreds of vehicles stuck on blocked highways. "The government will do its utmost to rescue anyone who is...
Dec 18, 2020
Exclusive: Indonesia e-commerce giant Tokopedia aims for $1 billion dual U.S., domestic IPO – sources
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia's Tokopedia is lining up an initial public offering (IPO) worth at least $1 billion next year, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in what co...
Dec 18, 2020
