Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Collapse in BTS label’s shares sparks South Korean soul searching over IPO process
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Big Hit Entertainment Co., the management label behind K-pop sensation BTS, debuted with a bang, but its dramatic crash after a pop on the first day of trading is caus...
Nov 12, 2020
Subsistence miners at Petra Diamonds’ mine beaten, killed by security, report finds
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Subsistence miners who trespassed onto Petra Diamonds' Williamson mine in Tanzania were detained, beaten, shot, and in some cases killed by security personnel, UK-based non-go...
Nov 12, 2020
Pandemic sends Emirates to half-year loss for first time over 30 years
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates airline said on Thursday it lost $3.4 billion in the first half of the year due to the coronavirus crisis, handing its holding company a half-year loss for the first time in...
Nov 12, 2020
Belize to choose next prime minister as veteran leader steps down
By Jose Sanchez BELIZE CITY (Reuters) - Belize is expected to announce the results of its general election on Thursday as longtime Prime Minister Dean Barrow steps down and the small Central American ...
Nov 12, 2020
Challenge begins for UK farmer to get Xmas turkeys on tables
COOKHAM, England (Reuters) - Turkey farmer Tom Copas says he faces a challenge to bring over the seasonal staff he needs this Christmas to process his turkeys and then to meet a surge in demand for ho...
Nov 12, 2020
Czech Republic reports 8,925 new COVID-19 cases
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported 8,925 new coronavirus cases for Nov. 11, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday, well below a record daily tally registered a week ago as the country se...
Nov 12, 2020
South Korea in final talks over COVID-19 vaccines, seeks supplies for 60% population
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is in final talks with global drugmakers including Pfizer Inc over potential coronavirus vaccines as it seeks to secure supplies to cover 60% of its popul...
Nov 12, 2020
UK economy grows by monthly 1.1% in September, slower than expected
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy, which has struggled to maintain its recovery from its coronavirus lockdown crash, grew by a slower than expected 1.1% in September from August, even before the la...
Nov 12, 2020
Coronavirus research to get $500 million boost at Paris meeting
PARIS (Reuters) - States and private charities will commit to more than $500 million to boost research into the novel coronavirus at the Paris Peace Forum, organisers of the event said on Thursday. Th...
Nov 12, 2020
Gates Foundation adds $70 million more funding for COVID vaccines for poor
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The Gates Foundation added another $70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandem...
Nov 12, 2020
