Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai protesters say royal insult law must go
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters called on Thursday for the abolition of the lese majeste law which bans criticism of the monarchy and has been used recently against the leaders of months of protes...
Dec 10, 2020
Uber asks U.S. states to prioritize its drivers for COVID-19 vaccine
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food delivery drivers to get early access to COVID-19 vaccin...
Dec 10, 2020
Radiation levels rose inside a Finnish nuclear unit -nuclear watchdog
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's nuclear safety authority STUK said on Thursday that radiation levels had risen inside Olkiluoto2 nuclear unit at around 1 p.m. (1100 GMT) in Western Finland but no radio...
Dec 10, 2020
Buildings shake as deep, 6.7 magnitude quake hits Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Buildings shook in Taipei on Thursday as a deep, 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of Taiwan, though with no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake's epicent...
Dec 10, 2020
England to make support payment available through test and trace app
LONDON (Reuters) - England's COVID test and trace system is making a 500 pound ($665) support payment for people told to isolate available through its app, it said on Thursday as it outlined a plan fo...
Dec 10, 2020
Financier Joseph Safra, Brazil’s richest man, dies at 82
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Joseph Safra, the Lebanese-Brazilian financier who has died aged 82, was Brazil's richest man and for many years the world's wealthiest banker. Safra helped run and expand his fa...
Dec 10, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan, at Nagorno-Karabakh parade, says Armenia needs new leaders
By Nailia Bagirova and Tuvan Gumrukcu BAKU/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday renewed a call for a change of leadership in Armenia, as he reviewed a military parade markin...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims surge; inflation tame
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week as mounting new COVID-19 infections caused mo...
Dec 10, 2020
ECB gives euro zone another shot in the arm to fight pandemic
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank rolled out yet more stimulus measures on Thursday to lift the currency bloc out of a double-dip recession and pro...
Dec 10, 2020
S&P DJI removes Chinese firms from indexes after U.S. order
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices on Thursday became the second major index provider to remove some Chinese companies from its index products following a Trump administrat...
Dec 10, 2020
