Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK extradition hearing for Assange to resume Monday after negative COVID test
LONDON (Reuters) - The London extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume on Monday after one of the lawyers in the case received a negative test result for COVID-19. Judge Va...
Sep 11, 2020
1 in 1,400 people in England have COVID-19, ONS estimates
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Office for National Statistics estimated that 39,700 people within England had COVID-19 during the week from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, equating to around 1 in 1,400 people. The ...
Sep 11, 2020
Tiffany gets regulatory nod from Japan, Mexico authorities for $16 billion LVMH deal
(Reuters) - Tiffany & Co has received regulatory approval from the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Mexican competition authority for its contentious $16 billion acquisition by luxury goods group L...
Sep 11, 2020
Chinese President Xi calls for faster technology innovation – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping on Friday urged China to speed up technological innovation and step up financial support for basic scientific research, according to state television. (Reporti...
Sep 11, 2020
Judge to hear arguments in George Floyd case, four ex-officers in court
(Reuters) - All four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd are due to appear in court on Friday, where a judge will hear arguments on several key issues, including wh...
Sep 11, 2020
Indian state nears 1 million coronavirus cases, rivalling Russia, stifling recovery
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's biggest and richest state, Maharashtra, is set to record its millionth infection of the new coronavirus on Friday, putting it on p...
Sep 11, 2020
Euro zone ministers pledge lasting fiscal support for economy
BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers pledged continued fiscal support on Friday to get their economies running again after the COVID-19 crisis, chairman of the Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe said...
Sep 11, 2020
Premier League, NFL and cricket wrestle with BLM response
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - The English Premier League, the most popular domestic TV product in world sport, kicks off on Saturday having decided to replace the Black Lives Matter logo on pla...
Sep 11, 2020
Emerging market funds close due to shrinking demand
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Dozens of emerging market funds have closed this year as turmoil unleashed by the coronavirus has damaged investor sentiment towards the asset class, where returns lag...
Sep 11, 2020
Futures rebound as tech stocks rise; Oracle delivers strong quarter
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Friday, with tech shares gaining after a pullback in the previous session, as Oracle's solid quarter restored faith that tech-related companies are emer...
Sep 11, 2020
