Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook owner Meta breaks privacy rules, Norway regulator tells court
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Meta Platforms is breaking European data privacy rules in Norway, the country's data regulator told a court on Wednesday, in a case that could have wider European im...
Aug 23, 2023
China urges US to revoke visa curbs on officials over Tibetan 'assimilation' issue
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday the "wrong decision" made by the United States to impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials over "forcible assimilation" of Tibetan c...
Aug 23, 2023
German business activity suffers steepest decline since May 2020-flash PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business activity contracted at the fastest pace for more than three years in August, a preliminary survey showed on Wednesday. The HCOB German Flash Composite Purchasing Man...
Aug 23, 2023
17 dead after railway bridge collapses in India's Mizoram
(Reuters) - At least 17 workers were killed after a bridge being built at Sairang, near the northeastern Indian city of Aizawl, collapsed on Wednesday, the chief minister of Mizoram state said in a po...
Aug 23, 2023
European shares open higher led by miners, healthcare
(Reuters) - European shares opened higher on Wednesday, with mining stocks leading gains on higher metal prices, while Swiss drugmaker Roche lifted healthcare stocks. By 0707 GMT, the pan-European STO...
Aug 23, 2023
China launches inspection of illegal uses of national medical fund - state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched inspection of illegal and irregular uses of national medical fund in all its provinces and regions from August this year to safeguard the "life-saving" funds, Chines...
Aug 23, 2023
Gabon's president eyes third term as opposition seeks end to Bongo dynasty rule
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabonese President Ali Bongo has campaigned for re-election in remote corners of the rainforested nation this month, seeking to dispel opposition cl...
Aug 23, 2023
Exclusive-Insurers raise premiums for Black Sea tankers as tensions mount - traders
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Insurance companies have notified charterers of ships operating in Russia's Black Sea ports of an increase in additional payments known as "war risk premiums", four traders said. A ...
Aug 23, 2023
Japan's price trend gauges hit record, signal broadening inflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may be seeing early signs of sticky inflation with several measures of broad price trends hitting record highs in July, data showed, heightening the case for a ...
Aug 23, 2023
Wildfire rages near Athens for second day, forcing more evacuations
ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters struggled overnight to contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens, forcing more evacuations as authorities warned the risk of new blazes was high across ...
Aug 23, 2023
