Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK PM Johnson to visit India in January to strengthen trade ties
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India in January, his first bilateral visit since taking office, to try to strengthen trade and investment ties and work together...
Dec 15, 2020
Path to new Lebanese cabinet totally blocked, Berri says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The path to a new Lebanese government is completely blocked, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in comments published on Tuesday, but he held out hope that French President Emmanue...
Dec 15, 2020
Kuwait emir tells parliament: reform needed, stop disputes
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's ruler told the new parliament, in which opposition candidates made gains, that comprehensive reform was needed to help the Gulf Arab state exit its worst economic crisis in...
Dec 15, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange first prisoners after Karabakh war
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan have begun exchanging groups of prisoners of war, part of an "all for all" swap mediated by Russia after a bloody conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, ...
Dec 15, 2020
European shares steady as rising virus cases lead to tighter curbs
(Reuters) - European shares were trading flat on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases forced tighter curbs across the continent, denting optimism from vaccine roll-outs and hopes of an eventual Brexit tra...
Dec 15, 2020
French and Dutch securities watchdogs urge crackdown on “greenwashing”
LONDON (Reuters) - European Union rules are needed to prevent "greenwashing" or inaccurate claims that investments are sustainable and climate-friendly, French and Dutch securities regulators said on ...
Dec 15, 2020
In frozen north, a Japanese city’s coronavirus crisis maps out winter vulnerability
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - A freezing northern city that has become a red flag for Japan's winter vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic is weathering the worst of its COVID-19 crisis, local ...
Dec 15, 2020
JD Sports buys Shoe Palace for $325 million to expand U.S. footprint
(Reuters) - Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports said on Tuesday it had acquired U.S.-based shoe retailer Shoe Palace for $325 million. The company said the deal would expand its footprint ...
Dec 15, 2020
Putin congratulates Joe Biden on U.S. election victory – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that ...
Dec 15, 2020
Britain needs EU to move for mutually beneficial trade deal, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union will need to move in negotiations but it is in the interests of both Britain and the bloc to get a trade deal, British minister Steve Barclay said on Tuesday. "Th...
Dec 15, 2020
