Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UBS hires technology executive from Credit Suisse
ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS has hired Pascal Emile as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Technology for its Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking (WMPC) business from rival Swiss bank Cred...
Aug 28, 2020
Landmine kills 13 in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed on Friday when their vehicle set off a landmine in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, local officials said, blaming Taliban figh...
Aug 28, 2020
Euro zone sentiment recovers for fourth straight month in August
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone's economic sentiment grew in August for the fourth consecutive month after a record slump caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in March and April, a survey released on Friday by...
Aug 28, 2020
Russia expels Norwegian diplomat over spy case
OSLO (Reuters) - In a tit-for-tat move, Russia is expelling a diplomat from the Norwegian embassy in Moscow, Norway's foreign ministry said on Friday. "Our embassy in Moscow has been informed by the R...
Aug 28, 2020
Australian Indigenous groups call for independent arbiter after Rio blast
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Indigenous Australian groups want an independent arbiter to oversee decisions about whether Aboriginal cultural heritage sites can be destroyed for mining, an inquiry into Rio Ti...
Aug 28, 2020
France’s Macron to head to Beirut to pressure Lebanese political elite
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Beirut next week to pressure local politicians into pressing ahead with the creation of a government that can implement urgent reforms, ...
Aug 28, 2020
Indonesia reports record new coronavirus cases for second day
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Friday reported 3,003 new coronavirus cases, its biggest rise in new infections for a second successive day, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. The ne...
Aug 28, 2020
Taiwan paves way for U.S. trade deal by easing pork, beef imports
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan paved the way for an eventual free trade deal with the United States on Friday by announcing an easing of restrictions on the import of U.S. beef and pork, as the island look...
Aug 28, 2020
Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine candidate approved for emergency use in China- source
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinovac Biotech Ltd's coronavirus vaccine candidate CoronaVac was approved in July for emergency use as part of a programme in China to vaccinate high-risk groups such as medical s...
Aug 28, 2020
Soccer: UK anti-racism charity calls for support from clubs
(Reuters) - Anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card has called on soccer clubs in England, Scotland and Wales to help educate young people about issues relating to race and spread the message of ...
Aug 28, 2020
