Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Walmart’s Flipkart to partially spin off digital payments business
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Walmart Inc-controlled Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart said on Thursday it was partially spinning off PhonePe in a move aimed at widening the digital payments platform's access t...
Dec 03, 2020
How American investors are gobbling up booming bitcoin
By Tom Wilson and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bitcoin has grabbed headlines this week with its dizzying ascent to an all-time high. Yet, under the radar, a trend has been playing out that c...
Dec 03, 2020
China’s fur farms see opportunity as countries cull mink over coronavirus fears
By Yew Lun Tian and David Stanway SHANGCUN/SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) - As millions of mink are culled in Europe amid fears they could spread the novel coronavirus, struggling Chinese suppliers are def...
Dec 03, 2020
Eyes on female VP candidate as Ghana heads to the polls
By Christian Akorlie and Francis Kokoroko ACCRA (Reuters) - With two old rivals facing off in Ghana's presidential election on Dec. 7 amid familiar economic woes, many voters are paying more attention...
Dec 03, 2020
Grab tells staff it’s ‘in a position to acquire’ after Gojek merger report
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The CEO of Singapore ride-hailer Grab told employees in an internal note on Thursday that the firm is in a position to make acquisitions, following a report it is clo...
Dec 03, 2020
United States issues travel curbs for Chinese Communist Party members: NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday issued new rules to restrict travel by Chinese Communist Party members' and their families' to the United States, the New York Tim...
Dec 03, 2020
Australian inquiry into sacred cave destruction seen recommending mining reforms
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient rock shelters is likely criticise the miner's procedures and recommend legal and sector reforms wh...
Dec 03, 2020
Nestle to invest 3.2 billion Sfr to cut carbon emmissions
ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle said on Thursday it plans to invest 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.58 billion) over the next five years to reduce its climate impact and help it get to net zero emmissions by 2...
Dec 03, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: China orders inspections to prevent COVID cold chain spread China is carrying out sweeping inspections on food importers, supe...
Dec 03, 2020
Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Texas tops No. 14 UNC for Maui title
Matt Coleman III made the game-winning basket with one-10th of a second remaining as No. 17 Texas won the Maui Invitational for the first time, defeating No. 14 North Carolina 69-67 on Wednesday in As...
Dec 03, 2020
