Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British actress Barbara Windsor dies aged 83 – Sky News
(Reuters) - British actress Barbara Windsor, known for her role as landlady Peggy Mitchell in the soap "EastEnders", has died aged 83, Sky news reported on Friday https://bit.ly/3gyNuVb. (Reporting by...
Dec 10, 2020
UK’s test and trace system must improve, watchdog says
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's COVID test and trace system is failing to meet its objectives, delivering results too slowly and finding too few contacts of those who tested positive, t...
Dec 10, 2020
UK startup Britishvolt picks site for $3.5 billion vehicle battery plant
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Friday it had selected a site in northern England to build a 2.6 billion ($3.5 billion) factory that should start ...
Dec 10, 2020
Mexico’s central bank fumes over cash law as affront to its autonomy
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank on Thursday hit back against a draft law moving through Congress, saying the legislation sold as a fillip for migrants jeopardized its inde...
Dec 10, 2020
Asian markets wary over stimulus, pandemic concerns
By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) - Investors in Asia were set to push stocks lower on Friday as concerns about U.S. stimulus and climbing COVID-19 cases weighed globally on optimism. Australian S&P/ASX 200...
Dec 10, 2020
Colombia central bank board elects Leonardo Villar as new chief
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's central bank board said on Thursday it had named International Monetary Fund official Leonardo Villar as its new chief, to take up the post from Jan. 3. Villar, who serve...
Dec 10, 2020
Brazil’s Vale suspends operations at New Caledonia plant after protests
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Thursday that it has halted operations on the Pacific island of New Caledonia after pro-independence protests nearby, and that military forces are ...
Dec 10, 2020
Exclusive-Job website ZipRecruiter hires banks for IPO -sources
By Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - U.S. online job marketplace ZipRecruiter Inc has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co to lead preparations for an initial public offerin...
Dec 10, 2020
Central American authorities try to disperse Honduran migrant caravan
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - Central American authorities on Thursday began trying to break up a caravan of hundreds of Hondurans who set off for the United States to escape th...
Dec 10, 2020
Portugal launches grants to help companies pay rents in 2021
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government approved a set of measures on Thursday to support companies with revenues by the COVID-19 pandemic, including grants to cover up to 50% of their rents in the f...
Dec 10, 2020
