Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House Democrat slams Trump trade policies, urges Biden to work with allies
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the powerful U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Friday slammed what he called President Donald Trump's "unsophisticated respo...
Dec 11, 2020
Norway says it could block EU, British fishing vessels from Jan 1
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Norway may stop British and EU vessels fishing in its waters from Jan. 1, its fisheries minister said on Friday, as talks on the management of common North Sea stock...
Dec 11, 2020
Explainer: How Cuba’s monetary reform will take place and impact the economy
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban government announced on Thursday it would start a long-awaited monetary reform in January, unifying its dual currency and multiple exchange rate system in a ...
Dec 11, 2020
WHO expects decisions on Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines in weeks
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization expects to make decisions on whether to give emergency use approval to COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca in coming weeks, its chie...
Dec 11, 2020
ABB to pay $104 million to settle South Africa power plant probe
By John Revill and Alexander Winning ZURICH/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - ABB has agreed to pay 1.56 billion rand ($104 million) to South African state power utility Eskom to settle an investigation into i...
Dec 11, 2020
WHO says almost 1 billion vaccine doses secured for low- and middle-income countries
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday nearly 1 billion doses of leading vaccine candidates had been secured as part of the COVAX programme to provide vaccines for low- and middle-in...
Dec 11, 2020
Portugal to help Mozambique train forces against militants
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal said on Friday it would help Mozambique train up security forces to tackle a wave of militant attacks in the north of the African nation. Violence had surged this year in M...
Dec 11, 2020
Big tech firms to face 6% fines if breach new EU content rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Big tech firms such as Google and Facebook will face fines of up to 6% of turnover if they do not do more to tackle illegal content and reveal more about advertisi...
Dec 11, 2020
Tiny activist investor’s arguments against Exxon draw crowd to its side
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Jennifer Hiller BOSTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp, a giant of the energy world and once the world's most valuable company, is being pressured by a small investment...
Dec 11, 2020
Honduras hurricanes push thousands into homelessness
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - Willian Castro and his family huddled on the roof of a banana packing plant for three days as Hurricane Eta raged last month, seeking to escape the...
Dec 11, 2020
