Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ECB’s Lagarde bags hard-won deal, but battle with hawks has only begun
By Francesco Canepa, Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde brokered a difficult compromise this week to secure backing for a new pand...
Dec 11, 2020
Impending release of South Korea child rapist ignites outrage
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - The imminent release of a man convicted for the rape of a child in South Korea has re-ignited a debate over what to do with criminals who escape harsher punishment by u...
Dec 11, 2020
Russia says new U.S. sanctions blacklist is ‘clumsy’ PR
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday criticised a new round of U.S. sanctions over alleged human rights abuses, saying they were not backed up with hard evidence of wrongdoing and describing them as "c...
Dec 11, 2020
Vietnam courts sentences ex-Hanoi chairman to jail amid crackdown on graft
HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court on Friday sentenced the former head of Hanoi's governing body to five years in jail for misappropriating secret state documents and misusing assets in a case that ...
Dec 11, 2020
ADB launches $9 billion COVID-19 vaccine facility for developing members
MANILA (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank said on Friday it has launched a $9 billion facility to help members access and distribute COVID-19 vaccines. Called the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facil...
Dec 11, 2020
Ferrari falls 1% after CEO Camilleri’s sudden exit
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Ferrari fell more than 1% on Friday after the sudden departure of CEO Louis Camilleri, once again raising questions about leadership and future strategy at the luxury carma...
Dec 11, 2020
Brexit, virus worries weigh on European shares; Sanofi down on vaccine delay
(Reuters) - European shares slipped on Friday, setting up to end an action-packed week on a cautious note on worries over the economic impact of a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, the fate of a Brexit tra...
Dec 11, 2020
Factbox: Range of possible U.S. sanctions on Turkey under CAATSA
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S-400 missile defences from Russia, under U.S. legislation meant to dissuade countries from buying m...
Dec 11, 2020
ECB’s Villeroy says financing conditions focus of latest stimulus decision
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is targeting favourable financing conditions rather than pumping a given amount of liquidity into the economy with its latest stimulus decision, ECB policym...
Dec 11, 2020
U.S. returns 12 military sites to South Korea after years of haggling
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military agreed on Friday to return 12 sites to South Korea, including some in central Seoul, clearing the way for civilian construction projects after years...
Dec 11, 2020
