Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Democracy darkens: Hong Kong activists reel from Chinese moves
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Prince Wong was still in her mother's womb when the Chinese government reclaimed control over Hong Kong from the British in the summer of 1997. S...
Nov 30, 2020
Exclusive: Abu Dhabi wealth fund in talks with KKR over Italian grid deal – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Elvira Pollina ROME (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's biggest sovereign fund is in talks with U.S. firm KKR to invest in Telecom Italia's (TIM) last-mile network in a deal that has drawn s...
Nov 30, 2020
Indian PM Modi refuses to back down on farm reforms despite huge protests
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday resisted calls for the repeal of farm reforms that have ignited the biggest protests by farmers in years around t...
Nov 30, 2020
UK shopper numbers down 56.9% as English lockdown takes toll
LONDON (Reuters) - Total shopper numbers across British retail destinations were down 56.9% in the week to Nov. 28 year-on-year, reflecting the impact of a third full week of England's national COVID-...
Nov 30, 2020
Portugal’s main telcos sign up for 5G auction amid legal dispute
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugals three biggest telecoms companies said they had submitted applications to take part in the country's 5G licence auction amid a legal dispute with the Po...
Nov 30, 2020
Fittipaldi to replace Grosjean at Haas for Sakhir GP
MANAMA (Reuters) - Brazilian reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi will make his Formula One race debut with Haas at next weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain as a stand-in for the injured Romain Grosjea...
Nov 30, 2020
Cyber Monday set to be biggest online shopping day in U.S. history
(Reuters) - Cyber Monday is on track to bring in a record of as much as $12.7 billion in online sales, according to latest industry estimates, surpassing Black Friday's digital numbers as U.S. retaile...
Nov 30, 2020
U of M has to go overtime to beat Oakland University Sunday
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – In college basketball, the University of Michigan needed overtime to beat winless Oakland University 81-71 Sunday at Crisler Center. Isaiah Livers scored 22 points i...
Nov 30, 2020
UK competition watchdog says big companies’ profit margins rising
LONDON (Reuters) - Profits and price mark-ups are rising at Britain's biggest companies, the competition watchdog said on Monday in a report looking at the state of competition in the economy. "Among ...
Nov 30, 2020
Novavax delays U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial again, now sees start in the coming weeks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vaccine maker Novavax Inc said on Monday it has pushed back the start of a U.S.-based, late-stage trial for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and now expects it to begin in the co...
Nov 30, 2020
