Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British royal Meghan speaks about miscarriage in New York Times article
LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has revealed in an opinion article published in the New York Times on Wednesday that she had a miscarriage, an extraordinarily personal disclosu...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korean watchdog fines Facebook $6.1 million for sharing user info without consent
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean agency for protecting personal information on Wednesday fined Facebook Inc 6.7 billion won ($6.06 million) and sought a criminal investigation for providi...
Nov 25, 2020
France welcomes Recipharm and Moderna agreement over COVID vaccine
PARIS (Reuters) - French Industry Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said on Wednesday that Sweden-based pharmaceutical company Recipharm has signed a letter of intent with U.S. firm Moderna to produce s...
Nov 25, 2020
Swiss allocate 3,500 work permits for Britons post-Brexit
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Wednesday allocated up to 3,500 work permits for Britons next year to let employers recruit staff from the United Kingdom, which will no longer be covered by...
Nov 25, 2020
EU must not relax COVID-19 measures too quickly, chief executive says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday against relaxing coronavirus lockdown measures too quickly, telling the European Parliament there was a risk...
Nov 25, 2020
China and Indonesia sign $1.5 billion thermal coal deal
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China will buy $1.467 billion worth of thermal coal from Indonesia next year, the Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) said on Wednesday. The trade deal was signed between A...
Nov 25, 2020
European shares rise on virus curb relaxation, vaccine cheer
(Reuters) - European shares held steady near nine-month highs on Wednesday as a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in the region and growing hopes that a vaccine would soon be ready kept sentiment...
Nov 25, 2020
Decisive days for UK trade pact, EU prepares for no-deal Brexit: chief executive
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission cannot guarantee there will be a trade pact with Britain after its departure from the European Union and the coming days will be crucial, the EU's chief ex...
Nov 25, 2020
Germany reports record COVID-19 deaths ahead of Christmas talks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reported a record 410 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, before the 16 federal state leaders and Chancellor Angela Merkel meet on Wednesday to discuss restrictions for th...
Nov 25, 2020
EU tells banks to trade derivatives inside bloc after Brexit
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in the European Union will have to use platforms inside the EU to trade derivatives from January, the bloc's securities watchdog said on Wednesday, in a move that...
Nov 25, 2020
