Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Games venues slowly add spectators - and a bit of buzz
By Krystal Hu, Muyu Xu and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - A week into the COVID locked-down Beijing Olympics, crowds at events are growing, gradually. Organisers are not selling tickets to the genera...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
S.Korea police probing assault of Chinese man amid Olympic skating furore -reports
By Hyonhee Shin and Yew Lun Tian SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - South Korean police are investigating an alleged assault on a Chinese student in the southern port city of Busan, local media reported on Fri...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Finn Niskanen flying high with new classic gold
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Iivo Niskanen may not be a fan of the altitude at China's National Cross Country Centre but he is still flying high in classic cross-country skiing, a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
Mercedes-Benz CFO sees easing of supply chain woes in H2
BERLIN (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz expects raw material prices and semiconductor shortages to continue to prevent it from meeting strong market demand for its products this year, the carmaker's Chief Fi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
Quad says condemns North Korea's missile launches, opposes 'coercive' economic policies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Quad countries -- an informal grouping of Australia, Japan, India and the United States -- on Friday condemned North Korea's "destabilising" ballistic missile launches and reaff...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
Exclusive-Buyout funds circle Germany's Transporeon ahead of $1.1 billion sale – sources
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - Buyout funds, including KKR, Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone, have expressed interest in German transport logistics software company Tra...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
Surge of out-of-state donors boost Trump critic Cheney's campaign -but cannot vote for her
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - When Idaho nurse Joan West received a fundraising mailer from U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, she saw a way to address her regret for having voted for Donald Trump in 2016 ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
Canada protests enter third week as 'sophisticated' demonstrators dig in
By Ismail Shakil and Carlos Osorio WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) - As protests against Canada's pandemic measures enter their third week on Friday, police say they are dealing with sophisticated demonstr...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
Motor racing-Alpine sign water company BWT as F1 title sponsors
(Reuters) - Formula One team Alpine have signed Austrian water technology company BWT as their new title sponsor, the French squad said on Friday. The Renault-owned team will incorporate BWT's pink co...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
EU watchdog to define 'greenwashing' as sustainable funds rocket
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's markets watchdog said on Friday it will start working on a legal definition of "greenwashing" to underpin enforcement action as trillions of euros ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2022
