Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia’s Top Glove fired whistleblower before virus outbreak
By Liz Lee and A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Yubaraj Khadka, a worker in Malaysia for Top Glove Corp, took two photos in May of fellow employees crowding into a factory of the world's big...
Dec 12, 2020
Boxing: Joshua knocks out Pulev to retain heavyweight titles
LONDON (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev near the end of the ninth round to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA belts at Wembley Arena on Saturday. The 3...
Dec 12, 2020
Moroccan Islamist groups reject normalizing ties with Israel
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's main Islamist groups on Saturday rejected Rabat's plan to normalize ties with Israel following a deal brokered by the United States. The religious branch of the co-ruling P...
Dec 12, 2020
Deadlock as Brexit trade deal faces make-or-break day
By John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - London and Brussels face a make-or-break decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday, after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous 'no deal' e...
Dec 12, 2020
Mexican central banker turns up heat on contentious law
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A second member of Mexico's central bank appointed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday added his voice to criticism of a new law which the authority is resisti...
Dec 12, 2020
Pfizer says first COVID-19 vaccine supplies being prepared to ship from Michigan site
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Saturday that the first COVID-19 vaccine supplies are being prepared to ship from the company's Kalamazoo, Michigan site. They will be distributed by the U.S. Department...
Dec 12, 2020
Venezuela’s opposition concludes ‘popular consultation’ to reject Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition, led by Juan Guaido, on Saturday concluded a "popular consultation" to repudiate President Nicolas Maduro's government after boycotting a congressional vote ...
Dec 12, 2020
Country singer Charley Pride dead from coronavirus at 86
NEW YORK (Reuters) - African-American country singer Charley Pride, whose No. 1 country hits included "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin,'" died on Saturday at age 86 of ...
Dec 12, 2020
Authentic brands plotting double takeover of Debenhams, Arcadia: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - Authentic Brands is plotting a double takeover of collapsed department store chain Debenhams and Topshop-owner Arcadia Group, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday, citing sou...
Dec 12, 2020
U.N. chief calls for more climate finance for poor nations as 2020 goal slips
By Megan Rowling BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rich nations are "lagging badly" on a longstanding pledge to channel $100 billion a year in funding, from 2020 onwards, to help poorer countri...
Dec 12, 2020
